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Great SQL Server Debates: Lock Pages in Memory

There has been much debate over the need for the Lock Pages in Memory privilege, on 64-bit versions of SQL Server. Jonathan Kehayias presents a "warts and all" account of its history, the confusions surrounding its use, and why he believes it's still a good default configuration for 64-bit SQL Server instances, even when running Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008R2.

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Detecting Deadlocks

By default, how often is the SQL Server Database Engine checking for deadlocks?

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