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  • RE: Server Backup History Report (updated 2006-04-11)

    For anyone looking at this now:

    A) This does also work on SQL Server 2005, 2008 and 2008 R2, both 32 and 64 bit.

    B) This is, of course, subject to the...

  • RE: installation location for mdf, ldf, backup files

    Bah; many defragmentation products, both OS/filesystem level and SAN level, will defrag database files which are in use, while they're still being used.

    NOTE: the very act of defragging uses up...

  • RE: installation location for mdf, ldf, backup files

    Brandie Tarvin (2/15/2011)


    If the logical drives are all on the same physical drive (or SAN spindle, etc.), there's no reason to even bother with the separation as it'll be cosmetic...

  • RE: installation location for mdf, ldf, backup files

    Note: When we're saying "separate" we mean "entirely different spindles" at a real, physical level. Drive letters on local disk or SAN often share spindles with each other or...

  • RE: PURPOSE OF TEMPORARY TABLES

    Jeff Moden (2/12/2011)


    To go along with what Gail said above...

    When used properly do "Divide'n'Conquer" a large "problem", you can get absolutely mind boggling blinding speed out of some queries. ...

  • RE: ##Tables in concurrent environment

    Anamika (2/14/2011)


    Thanks,

    It is working fine. I wonder on what scenario I've gone for Global Temporary tables. 🙁

    Thanks,

    Ami

    +1 on sending a normal #temp table into dynamic SQL!

    I've used global temp...

  • RE: I lied, now what?

    Rayven (2/7/2011)


    I can agree with the last two posts.

    Agencies can be sods. I interviewed a guy for one position and when I asked him about his experiences with one technology...

  • RE: OldSQL

    For any old platforms that one deliberately tries to keep in service... stockpile parts and keep bare metal restore capable drive images available, or virtualize it while you still can....

  • RE: Shrinking database everyday

    If you've been shrinking and growing weekly for awhile, you should check for filesystem (OS) level fragmentation with the OS defrag, Defraggler, or another tool, as well as index level...

  • RE: Hidden SAN fragmentation

    Ask your SAN expert about whether or not your LUN is assigned up front in a contiguous block, or as you write to it.

  • RE: Roll Your Own Fuzzy Match / Grouping (Jaro Winkler) - T-SQL

    Adam Sottosanti (2/3/2011)


    Agreed. I try to avoid the cartesian joins during matching as much as I can, and generally require certain demographics to match (inner join on DOB +...

  • RE: Roll Your Own Fuzzy Match / Grouping (Jaro Winkler) - T-SQL

    Adam Sottosanti (2/3/2011)


    Sweet, thanks Mike! If I ever get some free time, maybe I'll run some side by side compares. I run new records through multiple "rounds" of matching against...

  • RE: Roll Your Own Fuzzy Match / Grouping (Jaro Winkler) - T-SQL

    For addresses, I'd recommend first using nested REPLACE()'s (SQL Server 2000, at least, will easily go 100 or 120 deep) to standardize abbreviations. You'll have to look at your...

  • RE: Backup and Housekeeping with Maintenance Plans

    Taggs, please do continue to present your point of view; I find that the most valuable part of almost all really useful articles here are the discussions!

    In this case, as...

  • RE: Backup and Housekeeping with Maintenance Plans

    A good basic article about of two of the four major backup problems I commonly see:

    1) Not having backups at all

    2) Not having transaction log backups at all (unlimited log...

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