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  • RE: disable /enable indices? Is it worth it?

    If you disable the clustered index, the entire table is inaccessible (can't be read or modified), so you can't do that before a load or the load will fail.

    As for...

    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: What is the most important to DBA (Windows Server or .Net)?

    Depends on the type of DBA, the company's needs and roles and the DBA's interests.

    Someone who's more a developer DBA will probably want to know .net better, someone who's 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: to know more about sql server in bulid default trace

    Depends what events you put in the trace and how you configure it. Keep traces lightweight and probably not.

    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 Max Memory works in SQL Server 2008 R2

    madhu-686862 (10/5/2013)


    We have 12 GB RAM on the node.

    8 GB Max Memory

    1 GB Min Memory

    4 GB left for OS

    No other applications are installed other than SQL Server

    That doesn'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: Memory uitilization

    anoop.mig29 (10/5/2013)


    can you plz tell me briefly what parameters i should look for memory begin uitilized by sql server

    I did. The memory-related perfmon counters for SQL Server (there's 4 different...

    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 Max Memory works in SQL Server 2008 R2

    Is there free memory for SQL to take?

    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: Replacing NULL with 0 when using the Pivot operator

    Please note: 5 year old thread

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

    Jeff Moden (10/5/2013)


    GilaMonster (10/5/2013)


    A lot of the gaming forums are starting to moderate heavily. Don't think they have much choice anymore, the amount of vile, abusive, hate type comments was...

    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 Restore from SQL Express backup?

    The only time the edition matters (Enterprise, Standard, Express, etc) is when the backup contains persistent Enterprise-only features like compression or partitioning. Only when that is the case can 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: MSDB.mdb file is 50GB

    You have any service broker configured anywhere?

    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: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    A lot of the gaming forums are starting to moderate heavily. Don't think they have much choice anymore, the amount of vile, abusive, hate type comments was just getting too...

    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: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Lynn Pettis (10/5/2013)


    GilaMonster (10/5/2013)


    Lynn, re the count(*), there's about 5 different threads over the last couple months on that problem and much ignored advice.

    Well, I will see what I may...

    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 Restore from SQL Express backup?

    Nothing to do with SQL Express.

    You have a SQL 2008 R2 backup that you're trying to restore to a SQL 2008 instance (not R2). They're two different versions and 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 Restore from SQL Express backup?

    There's nothing special about a backup made on SQL Express, a backup taken from there can be restored to any edition of SQL of that version or lower.

    What's the exact...

    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: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Lynn, re the count(*), there's about 5 different threads over the last couple months on that problem and much ignored advice.

    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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