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SQL SERVER – Size of Index Table – A Puzzle to Find Index Size for Each Index on Table

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Puzzle, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Index, SQL Scripts, SQL Stored Procedure
It is very easy to find out some basic details of any table using the following Stored Procedure. USE AdventureWorks GO EXEC sp_spaceused [HumanResources.Shift] GO Above query will return following resultset The above SP provides basic details such as rows, data size in table, and Index size of all the…
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SQL SERVER – 2005 2008 – Backup, Integrity Check and Index Optimization By Ola Hallengren

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Performance, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks, SQLAuthority News
SQL Documentation, SQL Index
Script of Backup, Integrity Check and Index Optimization are the most important scripts for any developer. SQL Expert and true SQL enthusiast Ola Hallengren is known for his excellent scripts. Please try it out and let me know what you think. The documentation is available on http://ola.hallengren.com/Documentation.html and the script…
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SQL SERVER – Whitepaper Consolidation Using SQL Server 2008

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks, SQLAuthority News
SQL White Papers
Consolidation Using SQL Server 2008 Writer: Allan Hirt, Megahirtz LLC (allan@sqlha.com) Technical Reviewers: Lindsey Allen, Madhan Arumugam, Ben DeBow, Sung Hsueh, Rebecca Laszlo, Claude Lorenson, Prem Mehra, Mark Pohto, Sambit Samal, and Buck Woody Published: October 2009 Many companies are considering or have already implemented consolidation of computing resources, including…
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SQLAuthority News – Disk Partition Alignment Best Practices for SQL Server

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks, SQLAuthority News
Best Practices, SQL White Papers
Disk Partition Alignment Best Practices for SQL Server Writers: Jimmy May, Denny Lee Contributors: Mike Ruthruff, Robert Smith, Bruce Worthington, Jeff Goldner, Mark Licata, Deborah Jones, Michael Thomassy, Michael Epprecht, Frank McBath, Joseph Sack, Matt Landers, Jason McKittrick, Linchi Shea, Juergen Thomas, Emily Wilson, John Otto, Brent Dowling Technical Reviewers:…
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SQL SERVER – Policy Based Management – Create, Evaluate and Fix Policies

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks
Database, Policy Management, Software Development, SQL Scripts
Introduction This article will cover the most spectacular feature of SQL 2008 – Policy-based management and how the configuration of SQL Server with policy-based management architecture can make a powerful difference. Policy based management is loaded with several advantages. It can help you implement various policies for reliable configuration of…
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