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  • RE: duration in extended event not working properly

    You missed a zero

    with a thousand separator added your filter was: duration>200 000, so filtering for duration greater than 0.2 seconds

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Log on to SQL Server as a different Windows Account

    Run Management Studio as the admin user, then connect to SQL as normal.

    Gail Shaw
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    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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  • RE: critical issues faced in ur project

    ankit87 (11/10/2016)


    Recently I have attended a job interview for sql server dba and was asked critical issue you have faced as a dba can anyone help..

    They're asking for...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Table Size Growing Over Time

    With a heap, if you delete all the rows, the only time the pages are deallocated is if the delete took a table lock (by force or by choice iirc)

    Safest...

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

    Ed Wagner (11/10/2016)


    TOS = Very Good

    TNG = Great

    DS9 = No

    Voyager = Only after 7 of 9 / the Borg came into the picture

    Enterprise = No

    My only difference there would be

    DS9...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: delete all table from a table

    whitesql (11/10/2016)


    for example I want to delete first 500 records so that it will not eat a lot of resources if I have millions of records

    TRUNCATE, which is what was...

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

    Ed Wagner (11/10/2016)


    Eirikur Eiriksson (11/10/2016)


    GilaMonster (11/10/2016)


    sql 2005 to oracle11g database upgrade please send the step by step process

    Um, ok...

    Wooosh and no clue

    ~~~~\o/~~~/\~~~~

    😎

    Heh - Did you direct them to...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: reindex maintenance plan failed in sql 2008 (An item with the same key has already been added)

    I'd take this opportunity to switch from maintenance plans for index rebuilds (which are inefficient and error-prone) to Ola's index maintenance solution (http://ola.hallengren.com/), as well as fixing the other identified...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    sql 2005 to oracle11g database upgrade please send the step by step process

    Um, ok...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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  • RE: sql 2005 to oracle11g database upgrade

    To start with, fix that broken caps lock.

    I'd start by speaking with SAP, they'll have more insight on what's required to port one of their applications to a different DB...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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  • RE: reindex maintenance plan failed in sql 2008 (An item with the same key has already been added)

    Eirikur Eiriksson (11/10/2016)


    21.naved (11/10/2016)


    we do not run dbcc checkdb but there have been some reindex jobs successful whereas some failed.

    can I run it online during working hours?

    Yes you can.

    While...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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  • RE: sql 2005 to oracle11g database upgrade

    That's not an upgrade, that's a complete re-write on the new platform.

    All tables will need to be re-done with Oracle's data types, all stored procedures, functions and views will need...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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  • RE: reindex maintenance plan failed in sql 2008 (An item with the same key has already been added)

    21.naved (11/10/2016)


    we do not run dbcc checkdb

    Seriously? Why on earth not? Do you want to find out about corruption only after it's too late to fix?

    DBCC CheckDB ('<database name>') WITH...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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  • RE: reindex maintenance plan failed in sql 2008 (An item with the same key has already been added)

    You might have corruption in that DB. When did you last run a successful checkDB?

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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  • RE: Transaction Log Free Space and Commit

    Since the consequence of making too low a log reservation can be very severe (DB goes SUSPECT if a rollback can't complete), the algorithm that estimates how much space will...

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