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  • RE: DBA RESPONSIBLITIES IN SQL SERVER 2000

    Please don't use all caps. It's the online equivalent of shouting at someone.

    sqldba.hl (7/26/2008)


    hI ,

    PLEASE WRITE A SYNTAX FOR EACH QUESTION ASAP

    Why? Is this for a test or interview?

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: SQL Server 2005 experiencing 823 error.Anyone experienced this?

    Sounds like a good plan.

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

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  • RE: Help with stored procedure

    Dynamic SQL is about the best solution for performance for this type of query. Though it does bring its own complexities. Apologies, I was under the impression that you were...

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

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  • RE: Help with stored procedure

    From a look at it, the performance you have is probably the best you're going to get. Between the SELECT * and the complex where clause, you're looking at an...

    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: Create a Non-clustured index on multiple columns

    In general, wider nonclustered indexes are more useful than narrow. You want the indexes to satisfy as much of the where clause of the queries as possible.

    Can you post the...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Transacation log file

    Is one of those full and log backup the DB with the really large log file? If so, the reason that the log has grown to that size if 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

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  • RE: Transacation log file

    Jr.DBA (7/25/2008)


    Yes,It is a full recovery model. The transaction log backups and replication are running.

    Thanks

    Hmm. Check that the tran log backups really are running. Check that the replication log reader...

    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: Piecemeal Restore SQL 2005

    Have you considered replication? Yes, there is a small overhead, but you can transfer the data realtime or on demand and you don't have to recreate or change the procedures/views/functions.

    Plus,...

    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: Transacation log file

    Is the database in full recovery mode?

    Do you have transaction log backups running?

    Do you have replication running?

    What is the recovery requirements for this DB in the case of failure? (ie,...

    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: unable to shrink log file

    It's used by the replication log reader, to mark that it has read and replicated a set of commands. You can use it if there's problems with replication, but that's...

    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: Problem with assigning BIGINT value to a variable(int64)

    It's posted in 2 different forums on the same site, posted at the same time. That's what I mean by cross post.

    It's been standard internet etiquette since the early...

    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: Problem with assigning BIGINT value to a variable(int64)

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

    No replies to this thread please. Direct replies to:

    http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic540764-364-1.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: Query Performance in a Single Session

    Mike Baria (7/24/2008)


    I'm embarassed to ask, but here-goes:

    Don't be embarassed. We all had to start somewhere. The only stupid question is the one that's not asked.

    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: Query Performance in a Single Session

    Don't worry too much about using these on a dev server (that's assuming you have enough rights to use them in the first place)

    Slow running queries won't hurt 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

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  • RE: Help with stored procedure

    MrBaseball34 (7/24/2008)


    I guess I could if I knew *what* to tell them.

    🙂 Basically, that form of query has no single optimal plan and it tends to confuse the query optimiser....

    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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