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  • RE: MS SQL vs Oracle

    SQL Server seems to be growing steadily.

    The recent announcement that SQL Server will be available on the Linux OS gives me even more confidence that Microsoft is making the right...

  • RE: VMWare with SQL Server (sharing memory)

    Thanks for the reply.

    The issue that prompted the question is that the place I have been working the past few months has 100% of the SQL Server systems on VMWare....

  • RE: Salary vs contract rate?

    I would say it should be about 20% more. Just my guess. I would like to hear other opinions on this.

  • RE: The Importance of Validating Backups

    Paul Randal,

    What would you suggest for those that cannot do the 'verify backup integrity' due to time constraits?

    In my environment we have multiple production database clusters, each with multiple...

  • RE: The Importance of Validating Backups

    QUESTION: The database maintenance plan dialogs in Microsoft SQLServer2000 (yes, we're still running it) has a "Verify the integrity of the backup upon completion" option.

    The problem with that...

  • RE: The Importance of Validating Backups

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  • RE: Partitioning large tables ONLINE

    We are testing the ONLINE partitioning process this week. But if we do it that way, it is definitely a performance hit. So we are trying to figure out how...

  • RE: Partitioning large tables ONLINE

    Reason = query performance on the table with partition elimination. Also index maintenance going forward.

    I understand what you are saying with the update trigger directly to the new partition...

  • RE: Partitioning large tables ONLINE

    We discussed that as an option. Create a shadow partition table and gradually crawl through the original table to partition the data over time. Then we will just rename tables...

  • RE: Tempdb : ONE Data File per cpu

    Now I remember why I avoid this forum most of the time.

    If you don't feel comfortable doing it, dont do it.

    For those of us with experience, it is a...

  • RE: Tempdb : ONE Data File per cpu

    The relevant point is that the adding of multiple files to Tempdb won't hurt a SQL Server with a light load and it will likely help on a SQL Server...

  • RE: Tempdb : ONE Data File per cpu

    lianvh (9/11/2012)


    I am frustrated, because , a consultancy firm used this tool and now to keep the peace we have to implement this setting.

    There is nothing wrong with doing this...

  • RE: Where are the good Senior Level DBA's?

    Chuck Norris can gargle peanut butter.

    Chuck Norris can slam a revolving door.

    Chuck Norris can design databases so amazing that they don't even need indexes.

  • RE: Where are the good Senior Level DBA's?

    I always blame Chuck Norris when anything goes wrong. He is unstoppable.

    Chuck Norris was born on May 6th, 1945

    Nazi Germany surrendered on May 7th, 1945.

  • RE: Where are the good Senior Level DBA's?

    GSquared (5/14/2012)


    Have to admit, I'm amazed this discussion is being resurected yet again.

    Since the last time it hit the active threads, I've concluded that the lack of senior DBAs is...

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