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  • RE: Possible new DBA position leery of the 'test'

    jsheldon (6/30/2008)


    Thanks for the response, I may even call back the HR recruiter and ask if this is written or verbal. Because I think if it is written I...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Is T-Sql really that hard to learn?

    Jeff Moden (6/30/2008)


    Dang.... that's exactly what they did at the place I work... the worst part is... the DBA recommended it! 😉

    Here too, except the previous database architect recommended it....

    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: Regarding Maintainance plan to shrink

    anjan.ashok (6/30/2008)


    I think the issue is with the version the instance showiing error version is 9.0.1399 and other instance in which maintainance job ran fine version is 9.0.3054

    I thought you...

    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: Sql Server 2000 Std using only 25% CPU

    It's possible that you are bottlenecked on IO (likely) or memory, and hence the CPU can't get to full utilisation. In gneral, you don't want to see your CPU more...

    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: Regarding Maintainance plan to shrink

    Do the instances that do work have SSIS installed on them?

    I seem to recall that in 2005 RTM (which is what you're running) maint plans required SSIS.

    You may want 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

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  • RE: Scary Questions

    Grant Fritchey (6/30/2008)


    Needless to say, he couldn't answer the questions and wasn't brought in for the full interview.

    Gee. I wonder why...

    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: Stange CPU usage

    There's no file-processor affinity for any database other than TempDB.

    The recomendation I've seen for user databases is that they should have a max number of data files = 0.25...

    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: Scary Questions

    Grant Fritchey (6/30/2008)


    We ask 10 questions. They're stupid simple. Yet people with "10 years advanced experience" don't know the difference between a clustered and non-clustered index.

    Likewise. I had 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: Problems deleting 20,000+ rows from table with 30 million rows+

    Paritioning may help, without seeing more info on the table design and delete statement I can't be more specific than that.

    The async model may very well help. Scheduling the deletes...

    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: Regarding Maintainance plan to shrink

    anjan.ashok (6/30/2008)


    one more question if the data file is growing rapidly wat the solution its taking more space.

    alteast log files we can shrink right.

    Find out why the database is growing....

    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: Regarding Maintainance plan to shrink

    anjan.ashok (6/30/2008)


    I am shrinking database once in a week.

    It is not recommended to shrink databases on a regular basis. If you insist on doing it, make sure that you rebuild...

    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: Regarding Maintainance plan to shrink

    Do not, do not, do not regularly shrink your data files! It causes lots of fragmentation and the data files will just have to grow again. Databases need some free...

    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: Difference in execution plan for stored porocedure and straight queries

    In general, no, and you mostly don't want to force the optimiser to do things a specific way, as it usually knows better.

    Could you post the execution plans in xml...

    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 to make a Business Intelligence

    That very much depends on what you want. Business Intelligence isn't a product. It's a term encompassing a several different products and technologies.

    Could you please give a little more info...

    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 to import SS2k Database in CSV format

    Please don't cross post. It just wastes people's time and fragments replies. In addition, posts on SQL 2000 should be made in the sQL 2000 forums.

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    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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