Who was that Affinity Masked Man?
Getting the number of processor cores that SQL Server is using is not as straitforward as it could be. Enter the affinity mask, bitwise operations and good old fashioned computer science.
Enough - Database Weekly (Oct. 20, 2008)
The loss of data is getting ridiculous. Steve Jones wants companies and government to do something about it.
Enough - Database Weekly (Oct. 20, 2008)
The loss of data is getting ridiculous. Steve Jones wants companies and government to do something about it.
Introduction to New Data Warehouse Scalability Features in SQL Server 2008
This paper introduces the new performance and manageability features for data warehousing across all these components. All these features contribute to improved scalability.
Setting up a Two-NODE SQL Server 2008 Cluster from the Command Prompt - Integrated Installation
Part 1 of this series discussed how to prepare for SQL Server cluster installation on a two-node Windows Server 2003 cluster. This installment explains how to install SQL Server Database Engine on the cluster using the Integrated Installation option.
Row Count Transform - SQL School Video
Integration Services contains a tremendous number of ways to transform and work with data. MVP Brian Knight dives into the Row Count transform in this edition of SQL School. This shows how you can monitor the number of rows in a transform.
Scaling The Data Warehouse
Data warehouses aren't just exploding in size, they're also supporting more users and increasingly complex queries, all in shorter time frames. Here's how to make sure yours is ready to scale.
SQL Server consolidation: Why it's an optimization
SQL Server consolidation benefits are high availability and lower licensing costs. Here's what to expect for hardware needs, system monitoring and SQL licensing.
The Financial Crisis
With the economy slowing the the world facing a financial crisis, Steve Jones polls the man on the street this Friday.
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Programmatically Retrieving MLV Lineage and Refresh Times
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Question of the Day
Increase Deadlock Detection
How can I alter the deadlock detection interval to 2 seconds instead of 5 seconds on my SQL Server 2025 instance?
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