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SQL Server Release Services - Cumulative Update or frequent Service pack releases, which one you favour?
Here is the hot news, SQL Server Global Release Services (GRS) has revised their schedule of releasing Service Packs for SQL Server product by stating ' changed approach to Service Packs '. Now the big question how far you can stretch in deploying these Read More...
SQL Server 2005 and Disk drive allocation unit size to 64K - any benefit or performance?
You may be aware that or seen within your Database platform about slower disk performance than expect having multiple disks in Windows Server 2003 environment when you use a hardware-based redundant array of independent disks (RAID) or a software-based Read More...
Cumulative Update 7 available for SQL Server 2005 SP2 - get it now to test and apply (if needed)
Here is another candidate of 7 within Cumulative Update service for SQL Server 2005 SP2. SQL Server Release Services team has announced (yesterday) that another instalment of Cumulative Update ( series here ) for SQL Server 2005 on Service Pack 2, it Read More...
SQL Server Audit Trace - things you need to take care!
Audit trace is very helpful when you want to monitor a particular processes on your SQL Server, even for the successful logins and recent users activity on the databsaes. But the default trace would have many columns with the information and you need Read More...
SQL Server license with multi-core CPU technology, confusing concepts?
How many SQL Server licenses you need to fix the number of CPUs on the server? The answer it depends on the number! Well having hyper-threading (i.e. multiple threads execute on a single physical CPU appearing as 2 logical CPUs) and dual-core technology Read More...
SQL Server consolidation and virtualization - hot topic in the industry
I have no doubt in stating that Virtualization has become hot topic in the industry now a days, that is leading to consolidate your Database platform using available technologies. The main interest in getting this up is that virtualization can lower overall Read More...
SQL Server 2005 Best Practices Analyzer January 2008 update
Here is another new year gift from Microsoft for the SQL Server users, specifically for 2005 version - release of SQL Server 2005 Best Practices Analyzer (January 2008). BPA's job is to gather data from Windows and SQL Server configuration settings. There Read More...
SQL Server error - The linked server has been created but failed a connection test. Do you want to keep the linked server?
Linked Server errors, such as between SQL Server 2000 and 2005 versions are quite common in DBA-day life. When it goes wrong I would always refer (myself) and others to review HowDoI-PreventLinkedServerIssues resource from ASPFAQ site. Also the usual Read More...
Vote now: Index defragmentation best practices for SQL Server 2005 documentation - feedback received from Microsoft
May 25 2007- From the snippet of Tibor Karaszi , SQL Server MVP I have raised a feedback form on Connect.Microsoft website to get newer version (SQL Server 2005) about Index Defragmentation Best practices information. Vote your interest to get newer documentation Read More...
SQL Server Management Studio - unable to see all the menus and unresponsive when managing SQL instances!!!
In addition to the blog post SSMS-waiting-for-an-internal-operation-to-complete I have faced additional problems such as all the menus aren't displayed within SQL Server Management Studio from the same laptop. Other users within our team has observed Read More...
SQL Server is waiting for an internal operation to complete, message on SQL Server Management Studio
Interesting popup message on the down-right corner of my laptop when I'm performing SQL Server tasks against a 2005 version database using SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), displays the message " Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio is waiting for Read More...
How to get a list of SQL Server 2005 builds that were released after Service Pack 2 was released?
Since the release of SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2, Microsoft development team has released various builds that are classed as Cumulative Updates. Also we blogged on this site - CumulativeUpdate4 & http://sqlserver-qa.net/blogs/tools/archive/2007/10/16/keep-your-eyes-open-for-cumulative-update-4-for-sql-server-2005-service-pack-2.aspx Read More...
Development environment for SQL Server databases, gotchas!
Do you have any criteria for your Development Environment within the SQL Server platform? Do you perform end-to-end testing whenever a new hotfix or service pack needs to be applied on the SQL Server? So think about having seperate Database Development Read More...
Unable to install SQL Server Express - Error SQL Server service failed to start?
Imagine a simple installation of SQL Server Express 2005 edition fails with an error "SQL Server service failed to start?" Whether it may be on a X64 based operating system or on a simple desktop with XP PRO, as usual you would go with default install Read More...
How to find whether that service pack file is a 32 bit or 64 bit?
Whenever a service pack is released it will be available for 32-bit and 64-bit that also includes for SQL Express 2005 edition too, as it was for MSDE earlier. Since last year (I think) Microsoft Development team has adopted a standard in naming schema Read More...
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