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  • RE: SQL 2008 vs. SQL 2008 R2

    R2 is a separate version. It is as separate as SQL 2005 and 2008 are. The two are licensed separately (you cannot upgrade a 2008 to 2008 R2 without buying...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Stefan Krzywicki (3/30/2011)


    GilaMonster (3/30/2011)


    Craig Farrell (3/30/2011)


    Grant Fritchey (3/30/2011)


    GilaMonster (3/30/2011)


    For your amusement, this (attached) was part of a project plan I received today, specifically the test plan....

    And that blank spot is...

    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: Differential Backup

    Why are you manually implementing log shipping?

    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: Log Shipping SQL2008R2 - SQL2008 SP1

    WayneS (3/30/2011)


    Well, you MVPs need to stress to MS how confusing this R2 naming scheme is to everyone, and how they need to stop it.

    You think it hasn't been mentioned...

    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?

    Craig Farrell (3/30/2011)


    Grant Fritchey (3/30/2011)


    GilaMonster (3/30/2011)


    For your amusement, this (attached) was part of a project plan I received today, specifically the test plan....

    And that blank spot is where the miracle...

    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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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Grant Fritchey (3/30/2011)


    Oh, and for those interested, I've heard through the grape vine that the call for speakers goes out soon and will be abbreviated this year. Get your abstracts...

    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?

    For your amusement, this (attached) was part of a project plan I received today, specifically the test plan....

    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
    We stand on the bridge and no one may pass
  • RE: Log Shipping SQL2008R2 - SQL2008 SP1

    Jack Corbett (3/30/2011)


    The whole R2 naming is what causes the confusion I think.

    Way too much. It's a separate version of SQL, just like 2008 and 2005 and the same upgrade/downgrade...

    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: Restore

    Vertigo44 (3/30/2011)


    So From what I have read I need to restore the database as it was just before the data was deleted to another database (Lets call it database...

    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: Poor database design

    Craig Farrell (3/30/2011)


    Sean Pearce (3/30/2011)


    GilaMonster (3/30/2011)


    I suspect that you may need to get a specialist in (on-site) for a couple of days. I can recommend some good people here. Sounds...

    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: Log Shipping SQL2008R2 - SQL2008 SP1

    mkgrayson (3/30/2011)


    Are there any known issues with log shipping data from SQL2008R2 to SQL2008?

    Yup, just one.

    It won't work.

    You cannot restore a 2008 R2 database onto SQL 2008. Hence you can't...

    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: Problems With Index Fragmentation

    Stale statistics perhaps? Rebuilding the index would update them.

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Facing SQL server 2005 Database restore issues

    babuvalayil (3/30/2011)


    But, @12:00 AM ---inserted 1000 rows using DTS package. What about these records?

    What about them? Nothing I told you to do will affect those rows at all.

    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: Certification Resources

    chetanr.jain (3/30/2011)


    But tell me one thing, how does MS will come to know that candidate has used dumps?

    I doubt exam fraud is going to give away their secrets by telling...

    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: Restore

    Do you still have the full backup from before the developer deleted stuff? Do you still have log backups from that point up til when he deleted the data?

    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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