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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Phil Nicholas (4/23/2011)


    Maybe one reason the questions are more basic is that the help on books online etc. is worse and harder to get to than before. Also the dialogs...

    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: How can I restore a database in an another server from .mdf and .ldf files

    Or, since sp_attach_db is deprecated on SQL 2005, CREATE DATABASE ... FOR ATTACH

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Difference between temp table, table variable, derived table and CTE

    Did you try google?

    Temp tables and table variables are actual tables, both in TempDB

    CTE and derived tables are both named resultsets used in queries, they're not (necessarily) stored in TempDB,...

    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: Online Indexing

    crainlee2 (4/23/2011)


    Regarding Paul Randall's quote: "Update statistics for all of the non-indexed columns", it would seem that there is a flaw in that statement, since statistics are only kept on...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: query timeout in stored procedures

    Syed Jahanzaib Bin hassan (4/22/2011)


    If you are using SSMS query analyzer then this will not come you can manage this also in

    SSMS->Tools->Option->Query Execution

    That affects only queries run from Management Studio,...

    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: Memory for SQL Server Machine

    Syed Jahanzaib Bin hassan (4/22/2011)


    2-You have define Max Degree of Parallelism to 8,This will define as 2 because its depend on physical processor not on logical

    Max degree of parallelism affects...

    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?

    Jack Corbett (4/23/2011)


    So now we have someone saying don't REORG indexes only REBUILD and you don't need to do statistics maintenance.

    http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1094168-146-3.aspx

    Want to swap? I'm having some amusement with someone who...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Timeouts occurring, but not reflected in the SQL Server Error Log.

    Syed Jahanzaib Bin hassan (4/23/2011)


    you can define REMOTE QUERY TIME OUT and REMOTE LOGIN TIME OUT in SQL Server

    Which are used when SQL runs a remote query, eg. OPENQUERY, OPENROWSET,...

    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: Timeouts occurring, but not reflected in the SQL Server Error Log.

    I suspect the problem is that the queries in SQL are inefficient and are causing the application to time out. Maybe time for some optimisation.

    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: Restricting developer access

    [Jim].[dba].[Murphy] (4/22/2011)


    The reason you want them to not even read is probably because there is sensitive information in there.

    And even if you do grant them just view definition...

    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: Execution plan analysis

    sandyinfowave (4/22/2011)


    SQL Server Parse and Compile Time decrease significantly....So it looks like the creation of non clustered index on cln_serviceInstPayer did improve the performance

    Parse and compile time will not be...

    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: Landing My First Job

    With no IT experience, it's not likely you'll be able to land a DBA job. Developer, maybe.

    http://www.brentozar.com/becoming-a-dba/how-to-get-a-junior-dba-job/

    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: Landing That First Job

    Please don't cross post.

    No replies to this thread please. Direct replies to: http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1097629-1292-1.aspx

    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: Execution plan analysis

    GilaMonster (4/22/2011)


    Please post table and index definitions

    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: Urgent !!!.. Rollback from ldf?

    There are log reader tools, they may or may not work in this case (more likely won't if there has never ever been a backup) and the cost around $1000.

    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

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
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