Tag Archives: sql server

Database Queries and Scalability

Posted on October 21, 2013 by way0utwest

I ran across this post with a very provocative title:  (thanks Brent Ozar Unlimited). It’s an interesting read from a developer, talking about how so many website designs aren’t built for scalable because they rely too heavily on a set of database … Continue reading →

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It Still Happens – Full Transaction Log

Posted on October 17, 2013 by way0utwest

Probably the most often asked question on SSC is about full transaction logs, and often full disks. It happened again recently. I don’t have an exact count of threads, but rough searches show this to have 70,000+ results, when most … Continue reading →

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Getting Started with CI and Databases

Posted on October 16, 2013 by way0utwest

It’s fairly easy. At least, I think it is if a salesperson can do it. Alex Yates, salesman extraordinaire at Red Gate Software, spent a lunch hour recently setting up a CI system so he could better understand how hard, … Continue reading →

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The Cloud of Destiny

Posted on October 14, 2013 by way0utwest

This editorial was originally published on Mar 15, 2009. It is being re-run as Steve is away on the 2013 SQL in the City tour. Is it inevitable that SQL Server will move to the cloud? In a word, yes. But … Continue reading →

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