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  • RE: Lesson #6: What CIOs really care about

    IceDread (7/11/2011)


    Changing from sa to a new user should always be done.

    However, having said that, it does not offer much if the new users rights is not properly limited.

    If...

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  • RE: Would you change to a better job for a lot less money?

    If the only problem were boredom, I'd say stay with the current job and work on honing your skills and knowledge during your "downtime". The primary duty of a...

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  • RE: Why Index Scan instead of Index Seek

    It's pretty usual to end up with scans when you have OR statements in the Where clause.

    There can be other reasons for them, including the selectivity of the leading edge...

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  • RE: Database Maint Question - ShrinkDatabase before or after Turncate Log

    Second the motion on getting rid of both steps. They kill performance, break your backup chain (no point-in-time recovery), and cause physical file fragmentation on the hard drive(s). ...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    SQLkiwi (7/8/2011)


    --- never mind ---

    Neverminding.

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  • RE: How we can implement load balancing in SQL Server?

    You can accomplish much of this through federated databases queried through a central "master server" (essentially, it's your load ballancer).

    This isn't necessarily easy to do, and you can end up...

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  • RE: Database Snapshot mystery

    Why do you need to figure out a different method of getting what you want? If the data you need is best provided to you by means of an...

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  • RE: Age of backups

    It depends entirely on your business needs.

    Will you ever need to roll data back more than 2 days?

    Do you test restoring your backups every day?

    What would happen if you lost...

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  • RE: Database Snapshot mystery

    Different stats in different databases.

    Without a Where clause specific to those columns, it's going to have to do an index scan, either clustered or non-clustered, to get all the data...

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  • RE: Hobby Project - Anyone got an idea how to solve this - see inside

    The structure I'd use for this would be a Materials table, and a separate hierarchies table.

    So, a Raven battleship would be listed as a "Material". It would be the...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    ALZDBA (7/7/2011)


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    ALZDBA (7/3/2011)


    It's great to see many of SSC addicts have been granted MVP once more.

    Congratulations to you all.

    Dang... I missed this one on the first pass. ...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Fal (7/6/2011)


    anyone with a minor dose of manners and a sense of humor is invited.

    Please, kind Ladies and Gents, will you indulge me in a joke?

    "Knock knock..."

    Come on in!...

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  • RE: Partition or Multiple Tables by Region - Religion or Cult?

    Actually, converting it to a star/snowflake schema makes all kinds of sense to me, if it's not primarily OLTP in nature. That's a good idea.

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  • RE: Can we take it to another level, please?

    The only real solution I've seen to the 100k articles thing, is a wiki. Then you have one article on the subject. But the quality and accuracy is...

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  • RE: Can we take it to another level, please?

    What you're seeing is the usual point of diminishing returns.

    For most people, the greatest returns from a site like SSC will start with asking for specific help on specific questions....

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