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  • RE: REPORT OPTIMIZATION

    Please don't cross post. It just wastes peoples time and fragments replies.

    No replies to this thread please. Direct replies to: http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1040541-391-1.aspx

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

    varunkum (12/29/2010)


    CREATE TABLE SUBS_TAG

    (

    ACCOUNT NUMBER(12) ...

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

    Some backup please? I don't know how to say what I've already said 3 times again.

    http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1039883-146-1.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: Number of Instances and databases recommended my Microsoft

    What do you want from me? A stamp of approval? A guarantee that your plans are optimal?

    I can't give you either. As I said before, it depends. The 100 databases...

    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: Blocking in SQL Server 2008

    First find out who the connection belongs to and what it's doing.

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: audit sa login - trigger?

    You can do it with a login trigger if you're on SP2 or above. There's at least one SSC article on login triggers, so try a search (I don't have...

    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: Difference of Rights for SA user and Other users with SA privileges

    ankur_libra (12/29/2010)


    But Gail you have written your response as 'No'. Request to please calirfy it further.

    What clarification do you want? You asked if there's any problems with having a sysadmin...

    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: Lost drive where tempdb resides - need to move tempdb while sql services are not running

    No, you'll need to start SQL in it's minimal config mode, then run the ALTER DATABASE to change the tempDB location

    Start SQL from the command line with the following (I...

    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: Difference of Rights for SA user and Other users with SA privileges

    ankur_libra (12/29/2010)


    So, kindly tell is there any problem especially in Disaster Recovery scenarios, if SA user password is not available to us and we are unable to use 'SA' user?

    No....

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Coerce SQL Server to use HASH JOIN physical operator for ANTI SEMI-JOIN logical operator

    hallidayd (12/29/2010)


    Not in 2005. Since your code is 2008 I assume things changed....

    The apply failed on 2005, the exists worked just fine (2005 SP3). Changes to the optimiser I would...

    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: Number of Instances and databases recommended my Microsoft

    It depends.

    Seriously, there's no absolute number that I can pull out that's correct. Depends on the usage of the databases, depends on the way they're accessed, depends on the other...

    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: Is there any advantage of using a clustered key in NC index?

    WayneS (12/29/2010)


    (And I see you answered this yesterday also... thanks again! (Note to self - read (don't skim) the whole thread!))

    And a couple weeks ago, and last month. Got to...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Table Encryption Vs Database Encryption - sql 2008

    TheSQLGuru (12/29/2010)


    1) column encryption voids the use of an index seek if the column is indexed, meaning you must scan/decrypt all values in the indexed column for seeks. This...

    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: Need a TSQL

    Please post table definitions, sample data and desired output. Read this to see the best way to post this to get quick responses.

    http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Best+Practices/61537/

    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: Table Encryption Vs Database Encryption - sql 2008

    Yes.

    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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