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  • RE: Rookie DBA

    codebyo (10/5/2011)


    mendesm (10/5/2011)


    Don't take this personally, but when a resume comes my way with "MCITP/MCTS" and other MS certifications I pass the resume on to the trash barrel.

    These days, the...

  • RE: Rookie DBA

    sonny_bhalla (7/4/2011)


    Please advise:

    Dream of becoming a DBA is challenging. I am figuring this out these days. I got my MCITP/MCTS in SQL 2008, now what? Companies these days are...

  • RE: Is SQL the only task you peform at your current job

    I'm the guy who say's "NO!" the most at work and probably the least liked, but I'm the most popular guy when it comes to getting people from having to...

  • RE: How do you do customer servicing

    They as a question, I then try to understand what the hell they are talking about by asking them a bunch of other questions. If I end up understanding...

  • RE: Deleting multiple tables with information schema

    There's a difference between dropping a table (removing them completely from the database) and deleting their contents. Which one are you trying to do?

  • RE: Uninstall SQL Server 2008 SSIS Service

    You want to uninstall SQL Server. Pay attention to the prompts as you'll tell it what you want to uninstall (in this case just SSIS and leave the rest...

  • RE: How Do You Handle Database Documentation?

    I do some digging around and when needed I'll run the profiler. When all that fails, I send my client to ask the questions to those who designed the...

  • RE: how to know filenames of a given db

    run the same query, in MYDB, but join sys.dm_io_virtual_file_stats ((DB_ID(N'MYDB'), NULL) to sys.database_files on file_id

  • RE: Good SQL Server hardware ?

    GilaMonster (10/5/2011)


    isuckatsql (10/5/2011)


    I will be using:

    Raid1 - Program Files (2 HD)

    Raid10 - Data files (10 HD)

    Raid1 - Log Files (2 HD)

    Raid0 - TempDB files 2(HD)

    Sure you want to use that?...

  • RE: Good SQL Server hardware ?

    ... and see if they don't choke you Vader-style.

    I'm going to have to use that in the near future 😀

  • RE: Good SQL Server hardware ?

    jared-709193 (10/5/2011)


    mendesm (10/5/2011)


    I still have not found convincing arguments as to why anyone would run a sql server in a way that swap/page file use would be of any benefit,...

  • RE: I cringe every time I see a recommendation for xp_cmdshell.

    Evil Kraig F (10/5/2011)


    opc.three (10/5/2011)


    In particular, if you're running SQL Express (thus no SQL Agent) and want to do a BCP/Bulk Insert and then archive the file you've done it...

  • RE: Good SQL Server hardware ?

    jared-709193 (10/5/2011)


    Umm... Why not? 🙂

    Jared

    The instance running on these boxes never actually get to consume memory anywhere near the amount available to them. They're also set up so that...

  • RE: Good SQL Server hardware ?

    The OS is on C:. These boxes have no swap/page file

  • RE: Good SQL Server hardware ?

    Mine or his? =) We have no page file on these SQL boxes.

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