Forum Replies Created

Viewing 15 posts - 34,681 through 34,695 (of 49,552 total)

  • RE: The Price of SQL Server

    Steve Jones - Editor (1/15/2010)


    I could see separate pricing if the product was locked to that language.

    iSQL Server. iDatabase management platform

    (South Africans should get the joke, I apologise to...

    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: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    This must be deadlock month. I have 6 different deadlock-related threads bookmarked, all of which I need to look through. I wish deadlocks were easier to help 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

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
    We stand on the bridge and no one may pass
  • RE: Deadlock Scenario

    The only traceflag you need is 1222. 1204 is the old one from SQL 2000, the info it produces is far less useful than what 1222 outputs. 3605 is used...

    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: If MSDB is corrupted and SQL Server not started what you do?

    baghel_ramdas (1/15/2010)


    That’s my question why the trying to confuse in interview? He told me that SQL server is not starting due to MSDB database corruption. And forcefully telling me that...

    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: Experienced DBA ego

    baghel_ramdas (1/15/2010)


    Sir Really I have lot of questions.

    I don't see one in this thread. I just see a complaint.

    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: Why experienced DBA try to embraces to younger DBAs in interviews?

    The whole point of an interview is to see what you know. Part of that means asking questions that you may not be able to answer. If you don't know,...

    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: If MSDB is corrupted and SQL Server not started what you do?

    Consult the documentation.

    http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms190190.aspx

    http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd207003.aspx

    Interview question?

    btw, msdb corruption shouldn't prevent the SQL database engine from starting. It'll prevent SQL Agent from starting.

    I just tested this out on SQL 2005, renamed the...

    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: Experienced DBA ego

    Do you have a question, or are you just trying to insult people?

    Related to this question: http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic848271-1550-1.aspx

    No replies to this thread please.

    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: Explain the SQL Server Architecture?

    I'm going to guess, from your other questions here today, this is a question that you were asked in an interview.

    If that's the case, "what is behind of sense of...

    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: If MSDB is corrupted and SQL Server not started what you do?

    Consult the documentation, then restore from backup.

    http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms190749.aspx

    Interview question?

    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: Why experienced DBA try to embraces to younger DBAs in interviews?

    Well, who else is going to be able to properly asses a junior DBA's skills other than another DBA?

    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: SQL 2K5 - Table-Valued Parameters

    Table-valued parameters - http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb510489.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

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
    We stand on the bridge and no one may pass
  • RE: which is faster

    They'll be identical.

    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: Some general questions

    All queries use transactions. If you don't explicitly start a transaction, one is automatically started at the beginning of a statement and automatically committed if the query finishes without error.

    As...

    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: 70-432 Exam

    Brain dumps are cheating. They are actual questions taken from the exam in violation of the agreement that all candidates have to accept when taking the exam.

    Using or requesting braindumps...

    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

Viewing 15 posts - 34,681 through 34,695 (of 49,552 total)