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Fix the Little Things

I thought this was a great blog post and it got me to read, even though it’s a topic I know about, have written about, and didn’t think the post would reveal anything amazing: Finding Fragmentation Of An Index And Fixing … Continue reading

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Off to Redmond

Actually I’m off to Bellevue this week for the annual MVP Summit that Microsoft puts on each year. This is a conference, with over 1000 MVPs attending where we get the chance to hear presentations and interact with the developers … Continue reading

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Database Maintenance Essentials – Oracle Training Days

Presented at Oracle Training Days, 2013 Abstract: SQL Server requires a minimal level of maintenance to ensure that the platform functions at an optimum level without any unnecessary outages or problems. This talk will look at the basics of the … Continue reading

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Baselines

You come into work one day and as you sit down, your phone rings. It’s one of the business groups complaining that the database is running slow. You check the server and find CPU at 80%, 800 pages/sec, disk IOps … Continue reading

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