Monthly Archives: July 2012

A Cool Job

Posted on July 16, 2012 by way0utwest

I saw recently that the newly approved TPC-E Benchmark, a test of OLTP systems, is having a test system submitted by Unisys. They’ll be the first ones to send a system, in this case the ES7000, through it’s paces with this … Continue reading →

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AlwaysOn and Contained Databases in SQL Server 2012

Posted on July 14, 2012 by way0utwest

This talk is mostly based on contained databases in SQL Server 2012. The first part of the talk goes over the problems with current database movement, the idea of containment, and the implementation in SQL Server 2012. There are demos … Continue reading →

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Prepare for When Disaster Strikes

Posted on July 13, 2012 by way0utwest

When disaster strikes you have to respond and get things fixed ASAP. However if you could turn back the clock, and think about the potential problems and possible issues, can you decrease the time it takes to get things back … Continue reading →

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Kill a SPID

Posted on July 13, 2012 by way0utwest

This editorial was originally published on Sept 5, 2007. It is being re-run as Steve is traveling. I know some people get a kick out of running the KILL command. Heck, I’m sure all of us enjoy stopping a runaway … Continue reading →

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