It's really windy here (yes, I'm back), howling out the window.

I actually think it's getting better as more companies and groups realize that they ned someone to manage data and care for it.

However the number of companies, and apps being...

That's an interesting read, though a simple example. They' cover most of the issues from file size, but they have the files on the same server as the SQL box,...

eric_russell 13013 (5/24/2010)

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Usage of the word "smart" within the technology industry is like using the word "fair" within the realm of politics. I mean, ask 100 random people to define...

Are those results from you running the file or SQL Server? I'd agree with the post above that you might have user issues from the SQL Service account, or the...

Perhaps

http://sqlserverpedia.com/blog/sql-server-bloggers/update-statistics-before-or-after-an-index-rebuild/

For me I've always said that who I work with and who I work for are more important than what I do. In other words the working environment is more...

Norman_Berube (5/20/2010)

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A prime example is that I spend 40 hrs a week coding (mostly) behind a computer. Last year I felt the need to get out some. I...

No, those error messages are based on your data types. You can't submit those commands on those types.

Please post some DDL for the tables.

It depends.

Hate to say it, but it does. Are the SAN LUNs separate physically? Have to check with the SAN guys. Also, it's possible that you might get some performance...

I'm with homebrew01. The space will get reused. It isn't in the backups (that size should have dropped), but growing a db is an expensive operation. You don't want to...

You could run that multiple times to clear all rows, which is something to do if you are managing log sizes or worried about activity with a large transactions.

Keep in mind that a db should NOT be the data size. There should be free space in there to allow for growth.

I agree with Bru, hard to predict. It depends on system load (since that will change the amount of stuff in the backup, potentially, with log records) and then also...

WayneS (5/20/2010)

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Yep... I took the week off, and among all the chores I had a list of 13 sessions I...