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  • RE: Table size and indexes

    NineIron - Wednesday, April 12, 2017 11:37 AM

    How many rows does a table need to have before you start thinking about adding...

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  • RE: Copy-Only backups in backup chain.

    acrutchley - Wednesday, April 12, 2017 9:33 AM

    I understand what you are saying, but this is not what is supposed to happen...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Which actions cause tables to be recreated?

    SQL Server, or Management Studio?

    SQL Server will not recreate a table. The closest would be changing the clustered index.
    As for Management Studio, easiest answer there is not...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Upgrading from sql server 2012 to 2016

    I don't think there's any T-SQL that worked in 12 and not 16.

    What's going to bite you is the cardinality estimator changes. Make sure you test performance of...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Steve Jones - SSC Editor - Tuesday, April 11, 2017 3:46 PM

    Not a good 'bits ending for me either. Got sick Sat...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Question about Clustering & Includes

    Grant Fritchey - Thursday, April 6, 2017 12:07 AM

    1) Completely unnecessary

    I strongly disagree. It;s future-proofing code and designs. If the clustered index...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Altering a trigger

    It's a CLR trigger, common language runtime, written in C#. It's not a T-SQL trigger and that's why you're getting the error when you try to alter it to a...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Help needed for Creating Stored procedure logic.

    Please don't post multiple threads for the same question.
    No replies here. Direct replies to https://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/1869043/Help-required-for-creating-the-Stored-procedure-for-below-logic

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Import AdventureWorks2012_Database.zip to SQL Server 2016

    Don't ever try to put database files or backup files in the root of a drive. Windows protects those locations, especially the root of C
    Put it (and the log...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: SQL Server DBA Certification

    Lowell - Tuesday, April 4, 2017 1:37 PM

     but I did go through a level of effort many people don't, in order to...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: sys.dm_db_index_usage_stats -- what about tables w/ NO INDEXES defined?

    Express12 - Tuesday, April 4, 2017 8:15 AM

    My question is, will this work for a table with NO indexes on it?

    Yup,...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Database Architecture Question

    Mike Scalise - Tuesday, April 4, 2017 7:31 AM

    Thank you, Gail!

    I didn't realize there were two versions of AG -- a...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    ThomasRushton - Tuesday, April 4, 2017 3:32 AM

    Just today to get through before SQLBits.  Anyone else from here going to be there?

    Yup....

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  • RE: Database Architecture Question

    Mike Scalise - Thursday, March 30, 2017 12:23 PM

    1) Regarding AlwaysOn AG -- that feature is available in the standard edition...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: SQL Server DBA Certification

    To add what kind of value to what?

    Gail Shaw
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