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  • RE: Virtual Machines & Recording Software

    Brandie Tarvin (6/19/2015)


    I'm looking at new laptops (Lenovo was recommended to me) and would like to set up some VMs for testing SQL Server stuff.

    As an alternative, Microsoft's Azure...

    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 View runnning Slow

    dhanekulakalyan (6/19/2015)


    3) The reason I kept '%141928888%' is there will be CID like 141928888S12 or 1419288881X2 or 14192888812A or 14192888812 or 141928888M121 . So we need to get the base...

    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: Strange issue with database restore

    Jeffery Williams (6/19/2015)


    Time for more coffee!

    Always!

    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: Strange issue with database restore

    Jeffery Williams (6/19/2015)


    I just read it. And basically my question is already in this format.

    Err... The link in his post, not the one in his signature

    Phil Parkin (6/19/2015)


    A...

    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: Strange issue with database restore

    Jeffery Williams (6/19/2015)


    I explained the issue, supplied my code and the output.

    Did you read the link he provided? The one in his post, not the ones that are part 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

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  • RE: Virtual Machines & Recording Software

    VMware Workstation. Doesn't need a server OS.

    Camtasia for video recording.

    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: Same database with two different machines at different times

    Really, really bad idea.

    Unless he makes sure that the drive is only removed after the first machine is shut down and plugged in before the second machine is started up,...

    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: Feedback on PDW

    Last I heard, no less than 1-2 million dollars, and that doesn't include the code changes you'll need for the PDW, the training, the re-design of the DB to handle...

    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 2012 or 2014?

    The MCSE-level exams got updated to include 2014 material, the MCSA-level ones didn'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: NONCLUSTERED COLUMNSTORE INDEX

    Both. Which it will pick depends on data, query, table and a pile more things.

    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: waitS field in Paul Randal's Wait Stats query

    Waits has little to do with physical time, and nothing to do with cores either. It's the collective time that processes have spent waiting.

    Imagine a queue in a bank. If...

    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: Newly created Index and execution plan

    Maybe. Test, and see if there's any impact.

    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: Encrypting a column

    Passwords shouldn't be encrypted. Encryption assumes that you need to retrieve the original value, which for a password you don't. Passwords should be stored as a salted hash, preferably hashed...

    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: The database size verses the backup size verses the restored database size

    A backup contains only the allocated extents.

    When restored, a database is recreated exactly as it was at the time of backup.

    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: SELECTING RECORDS TAKING TIME

    First thing you can do is remove the index hint. Then test the performance again. If it's still unacceptable, post the table definitions, index definitions and execution 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

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