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Managing multiple instances of SQL Servers and databases is a challenging task, having a third party tool is not a problem however it is always BEST to manage the show using SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). SQL Server tools are easy to use and help to manage multi-server management through automated...
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Recently I have been involved on a performance tuning consulting project that resulted in heavy paging and incorrect memory settings on the environment, also a discussion about trace flags 845 lead to explain the information about the requirement and necessity in case of 32 bit and 64 bit environments...
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As a part of Super save promotion you have a golden choice to grab 40% discount straight on all e-books that are available from Packt Publishers . So browse through the library of eBooks and choose your favourite ones to get 40% off on the price, to get it enter the code APMD40 at 'Enter promotion...
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SQL Server 2012 is a big release compared to what we have seen from 2005 to 2008, though R2 has been an additional release with BI capabilities. Now SQL 2012 equipped with much more enhancements and new features to manage your data platform. In specific to this release its good to know about new edition...
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11-04-2011
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Filed under: best practices, enterprise edition, beginners, dba practices, editions, setup, Business Intelligence, installation, licensing, sql server 2012, standard
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Well, its time now again for all DBAs and System Administrators out there to do some real-world testing on their SQL Server 2008 instance platform, service pack 3 for SQL Server 2008 is released now. If you are already testing the CTP version then its not a big issue to perform the test and upgrade the...
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After so much buzz Microsoft has launched some of the new tools at build conference and ASP.NET MVC 4.0 Developer preview is one of them. How I can install ASP.NET MVC 4.0 Developer preview? There are three ways to install ASP.NET MVC 4.0 Developer preview You can download from following link- http:...
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Before I jump into details about this book, I'm glad to be part of this book and thanks to lead authors. SQL Server has evolved into a technology that offers multiple features raning from small data solution to the mission-critical enterprise soluion, no limit ... no boundaries. Likewise the community...
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09-26-2011
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Filed under: best practices, dba, sql server, mvp, performance monitoring, beginners, architects, dba practices, ebook, Business Intelligence, books, deep dives, bi, developers, performance tuning
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The FAQ in many forums and newsgroups that you will see is why the database transaction log size is huge compared to previous days which is causing disk free space issues. Further it highlights that even though they attempt to SHRINK it will have the same problem again. Transaction log issues - one of...
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The error message posted on the subject above refers to install relevant client tools or services in order to continue the task you are running. You may be aware that SQL Server setup offers installation of various services such as Analysis Services, Reporting Services, Integration Services and so on...
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How to change the default path of .cache files of a data collector after the Management Data Warehouse (MDW has been setup? This was the question asked by one of the DBAs in a client's place, instantly I enquired that were there any folder specified while setting up the MDW and obvious answer was...
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This is something big in my life to announce, it gives pleasure and happiness to share about my first book (ebook and hard paper format) titled : Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Administration Cookbook is released and out now. This book has an unique approach as a task based real-world best practices in...
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05-25-2011
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Filed under: best practices, sql server, sql server 2008 r2, knowledge, notes, beginners, sql master, dba practices, ebook, book, microsoft
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It is not uncommon to see the intermittent performance slowdown within your data platform, in order to tackle the problem in early stages you must deploy the proactive practices to minimize the problem. When they occur you will not have time to diagnose the root cause, rather fix the problem and then...
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05-13-2011
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Filed under: best practices, sql server, performance monitoring, BRH, recovery, notes, beginners, sql master, configuration, memory, cookbook
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How often you see this message in your SQL Server platform error log? SQL Server database recovery message: Analysis of database <DatabaseName> (No) is %% complete (approximately 0 seconds remain). This is an informational message only. No user action is required When was the last time you had...
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As a DBA you must keep this coin with two-side: Baseline and Benchmarking, irrespective of number of instances or databases that you support. Lets call them as B&B (not bed and breakfast), because they are essential when you are dealing any performance problems. In general getting know more about...
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02-18-2011
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Filed under: best practices, sql server, #SQL Server, tsql, #TSQL, BRH, databases, beginners, instances, baseline, multiple, benchmarking
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Fragmentation - have you ever heard about it when you are dealing with databases. Just talking on DBA perspective I would say fragmentation is dearest friend of database when you need to deal with Performance, so by using the DBCC statements and other methods here you can deal the database level fragmentation...
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02-17-2011
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Filed under: best practices, dba, sql server, #SQL Server, tsql, #TSQL, BRH, beginners, data, disk, fragmentation