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Transaction Log VLFs Too Many or Too Few

Kimberly L Tripp — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:51:17 GMT

Kimberly L Tripp writes "While having WAY too many VLFs because of auto-growth is still the most common form of problem within transaction logs, another problem has been creeping up more and more... too few VLFs...First, here's how the log is divided into VLFs. Each "chunk" that is added, is divided into VLFs at the time the log growth..."

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When and Why You Should Turn on Auto Update

Kimberly L Tripp — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:12:52 GMT

Kimberly L Tripp writes "...it depends mostly on your SQL Server version. Since SQL Server 7.0, the way that auto update works, has changed...So, if you're in SQL Server 2005 or SQL Server 2008, I would say most definitely - leave these ON ... If you still have problems with a specific index causing your grief, then turn off auto update at the..."

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Meetup Blogger Lounge Wed 3-4:00 Kimberly Tripp & Paul Randall

Kimberly L Tripp — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 01:07:28 GMT

Kimberly L Tripp writes "...I thought I'd do a quick recap so that you can get some insight into our week as well as where to find us to come and chat. We'd love to meet you and/or hear your success (or disaster) stories!"

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Will the Dev - ITPro TechEd 2008 split work?

Kimberly L Tripp — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:58:34 GMT

Kimberly L Tripp writes "As for TechEd being spread over 2 weeks, well... I think it offers some excellent logistical options (smaller size means more possible venues AND/OR it means that they could possibly grow the size for each event). And, for some topics, I think there is a very strong separation between developer and ITPro (admin/ops) but for SQL - I think it's hard to get it perfectly right. I think there's a lot of developers who need to know more about admin/ops..."

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Tips and Tricks with SQL Server Indexing

Kimberly L Tripp — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:00:28 GMT

Kimberly L Tripp writes "If you work with SQL Server in almost any capacity, you need to get a feel for at least some aspect of indexing for performance...what is “finding the right balance” in indexing? In my opinion, there are three requirements/pre-requisites: 1. knowing the data 2. knowing how the users use the data 3. knowing how the underlying structures and database stores/manipulates and uses indexes... I'll start with a smaller more digestible piece - internals."

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Tips and Tricks with SQL Server Indexing

Kimberly L Tripp — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 23:56:34 GMT

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Are your SQL indexing strategies working?

Kimberly L Tripp — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 23:53:01 GMT

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Will the Dev - ITPro TechEd 2008 split work?

Kimberly L Tripp — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 18:41:58 GMT

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Resource List - Accidental DBA

Kimberly L Tripp — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:39:11 GMT

Kimberly L Tripp writes "...see a lot of options for better performance, availability, recovery, and/or just manageability."

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Indexes in SQL 2005/2008 Best Practices

Kimberly L Tripp — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:42:43 GMT

Kimberly L Tripp writes "...why/how to best choose when to use INCLUDE v. having columns in your key....you can have A LOT more indexes in SQL Server 2008 but just because you can - DOES it mean that you should..."

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sp_helpindex in SQL 2005 and 2008

Kimberly L Tripp — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:38:36 GMT

Kimberly L Tripp writes "...here it is: sp_helpindex2_2008.sql (8.01 KB). Pretty darn useful for sure! Oh, and I used the undoc'ed sp_MS_marksystemobject so that I could still create the sp_ in master but then execute it in all other databases. It's frustrating that this behavior (with sp_ named objects) no longers works in 2005/2008 but at least the sp_MS_marksystemobject still sets the behavior so that we can create this one proc in master but use it in all other databases."

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Call for Abstracts

Kimberly L Tripp — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 23:49:40 GMT

Kimberly L Tripp writes "....invite you to submit abstracts for the Fall 2008 SQL Connections conference, to be held in Las Vegas, November 10-14th, 2008....For submitting session abstracts, please use"

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Scalability Comes Back to the Basics and Optimizing

Kimberly L Tripp — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 19:24:33 GMT

Kimberly L Tripp writes "....I, too, have found that as tables get significantly larger AND have non-standard distributions of more than 200 distinct values (and un-even distribution between those values as well), that the optimizer just cannot possibly do a perfect job...The point: Make sure that statistics are up-to-date...Consider re-evaluating statistics over large tables....Consider breaking very large tables down into smaller chunks...."

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Tool to Set up Database Mirroring

Kimberly L Tripp — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:29:15 GMT

Kimberly L Tripp writes "....which is a little utility for testing and checking out a mirroring partnership....made it more flexible.... created an ini to allow implicit or explicit client redirection (to see the benefits of Transparent Client Redirect), written a help file..."

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Is a complete SQL deck printout worthwhile?

Kimberly L Tripp — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 17:32:25 GMT

Kimberly L Tripp writes "...Each of these has 100+ slides in them and we add *a lot* of content while we're presenting...just looking at the slides really isn't enough. However, our plan is to take each of these slide decks and then add comprehensive notes for each slide. Once complete, we'll create a full printout of the entire deck - with notes"

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Recap with resource list on SQL Connection pre-con workshop

Kimberly L Tripp — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 17:41:26 GMT

Kimberly L Tripp writes "....We had some great discussions around VLFs....here are a few relevant points. First, the size and number of VLFs is determined by the size of the "fragment" added to the transaction log. The "fragment" is added at the time the log is created or anytime the log grows...."

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Learning about Compression in SQL Server 2005 & 2008

Kimberly L Tripp — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 15:33:04 GMT

Kimberly L Tripp writes "OK, I still have a way to go in learning about data compression in SQL Server 2008 but one thing that I do know is that nothing is free. So, the trade-off will be performance (i.e. CPU) v. space. And, that's not really a new trade-off...Sometimes that trade-off has other benefits that still minimize the overall cost..."

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SQL Server 2008 - Transparent Data Encryption

Kimberly L Tripp — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 17:56:21 GMT

Kimberly L Tripp writes "....having said all of that, SQL Server 2008 is going to change the landscape a bit. SQL Server 2008 is going to offer a way of protecting this "resting" data - transparently. Basically, once this is turned on, your data is protected from an unathorized attach OR when backed up, unauthorized restore. This feature is not in the current CTP"

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Follow up on case-insensitive data

Kimberly L Tripp — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 16:55:41 GMT

Kimberly L Tripp writes "....as for the issues related to creating a view in a database that has a different collation from the server's collation... Here, I'm fairly certain that there's still a bug. However, I'm happy to say that I don't think that it's the most likely situation that exists for collations. I think the two most likely situations are:"

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Opportunity: Call for Presentations

Kimberly L Tripp — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 16:55:25 GMT

Kimberly L Tripp writes "...submit abstracts for the Spring 2008 SQL Connections conference, to be held in Orlando, April 20-24th, 2008."

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