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  • RE: delete performance Issue

    I would venture a guess that statistics were updated so the delete was easier or that the values you were deleting were indexed better the second time.  But there could...

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • RE: SQL Server DBA Certification

    I know I got my MTA in Database Fundamentals and the test was quite easy after working with SQL for a few years.  Spent a lot more time proving my...

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • RE: upgrade/ migration from Sql Server 2008 R2 ent ed x64 to 2012 ent ed x64

    Another thing to watch for is SSRS doesn't like changes in server names.  If you are running enterprise edition, it should work fine I think, but if it is standard...

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • RE: SSAS Copy Database

    If I am not mistaken, the SSAS Database is just another database.  The stuff it does on the back end is the interesting side.
    But if you just need to...

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • RE: Management Studio freezing after writing a few lines of code

    Are others experiencing similar issues?
    Is your version of SSMS compatible with your version of Apex?
    Is your SSMS version the same as the SQL Server version you are connecting...

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • RE: XCOPY failing via xp_cmdshell

    homebrew01 - Tuesday, April 4, 2017 8:39 AM

    I am trying to copy files from our hosting site server to pur local server...

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • RE: Management Studio freezing after writing a few lines of code

    I've also seen this issue when I leave SSMS open for weeks at a time or when my system gets low on resources.  You say you have 8GB of RAM...

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • RE: Database backups Vs VM backups

    I think like Grant said, I'd test the restore.  Go with the assumption of worst case scenario:
    the VM gets corrupted

    Time how long it takes from getting your...

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • RE: Trouble Shooting Steps for SQL Server 2008R2

    I'd look at what is causing high CPU.  is it SQL or something else?
    If it is SQL, I'd start by looking at what is running on the SQL instance....

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • RE: Issues trying to set up linked server from SQL 2012 to SQL 2016

    That looks right to me.
    A few things to check though:
    1 - remote desktop into the physical/virtual machine hosting the 2012 instance (the machine that you are trying to...

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • RE: Do it all in C# instead?

    I think it depends on what the processing is actually doing.  SQL does some things really well, others poorly.  C# does some things really well, and some things poorly.

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • RE: Creating FK for multiple columns

    I think knowing what you are trying to accomplish would be a good first step.

    That being said, you can make a FK point to any PK.  So there...

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • RE: Windows Defender

    Not sure what "best practice" is, but we swapped windows defender out for a more enterprise ready antivirus and then set up ignore rules on the databases as those get...

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • RE: Best practice

    jmcnorrill - Tuesday, March 28, 2017 3:10 PM

    bmg002 - Tuesday, March 28, 2017 2:50 PM

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • RE: Best practice

    jmcnorrill - Tuesday, March 28, 2017 12:09 PM

    bmg002 - Tuesday, March 28, 2017 11:45 AM

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

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