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Be Careful with Missing Index Requests
One of the things that has been interesting to watch over time is how the SQL Server platform has expanded the amount of information that we get back about the performance of the query optimizer and query processor. While it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged administration, Performance
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Ten Database Commandments
I love the Notorious B.I.G. His music isn’t for everyone, but I enjoy it. This piece takes one of his songs (NSFW – Ten Crack Commandments) and applies the list to databases. Each item from the song is listed, along … Continue reading
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Tagged administration, Cloud Computing, security
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Running a Service
Many of us work for some organization and we’re responsible for managing a database or coding some application or some other data related position. Perhaps we ensure reports work for our users or move data around. In many cases, we … Continue reading
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Restore with Standby–#SQLNewBlogger
A customer had a question about restoring with standby, so I wrote a quick post to explain how this works. Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as … Continue reading
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