Received an email “Need your urgent help On Demand, our MSDB Database has grown too big and we need help to check our MSDB.” I have been an independent consultant for a while and one of the services I provide is “On Demand (50 minutes)” service. This service is very helpful for organizations who are in need immediate help with their performance tuning issue. Though, I have set working ours for my regular clients, every single day, I keep two hours available for this particular offering. This way, I can make sure that anyone who urgently needs my help, can avail the same. Click here to read more about it.
Interview Question of the Week #006 – Is Shrinking Database Good or Bad?
Here is the most debated Interview Question – Is Shrinking Database Good or Bad? I will try to answer this in a single statement – “Shrinking Database is bad practice for performance as it increases fragmentation. It should be used in rare cases of running out of space on drive.” I believe above…
Read MoreSQL SERVER – Year 2014 Reflections by Tim Radney – Notes from the Field #060
[Notes from Pinal]: New Year’s Resolutions is a funny word. Everybody makes it on January 1st but breaks it in very few days. I used to make resolutions too, but for a while, I have stopped this practice. Tim Radney is my great friend and I asked him that what…
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SQL SERVER – Keeping MSDB System Database Lean and Fit – Notes from the Field #033
[Notes from Pinal]: I am working with SQL Server for almost 10 years. I have seen the most ignored databases on any database server is system database. We hardly pay attention to them. Just for the sake of it – try to run queries in your master database and see…
Read MoreSQL SERVER – SQL Server High Availability Options – Notes from the Field #032
[Notes from Pinal]: When it is about High Availability or Disaster Recovery, I often see people getting confused. There are so many options available that when the user has to select what is the most optimal solution for their organization they are often confused. Most of the people even know…
Read MoreSQL SERVER – Finding Jobs Shrinking Database Files – Notes from the Field #023
[Notes from Pinal]: Search on the internet about ‘Shrinking Database’, you will find plenty of advice why it is bad and it should not be done. If you do not believe me, just try it yourself. Even I have blogged about it before that it is an absolutely bad thing…
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SQL SERVER – What the Business Says Is Not What the Business Wants
Let us discuss about What the Business Says Is Not What the Business Wants. Steve raised a very interesting question.