Lots of RAM versus SSD
I was wondering, which is better, to have a SQL server with enough RAM to hold the DB in it, or to have an SSD to store the DB & TempDB files? Would doing both yield even better results? Thanks--
View ArticleMS SQL encryption
Hi, Is there a way to encrypt the data in a SQL database from being read using the SQL Management GUI or other such tools (CLI, etc) and the only way to view/access the data is using a command using a...
View ArticleExpanding a SQL logical drive?
I need to expand a logical drive that our SQL databases are on, sadly it is RAID10 so i have to wipe the volume and re-create it. What would be the best workflow for doing this? All that is on the...
View ArticleMSSQL2005 Table monitor
I have an MSSQL 2005 install and there is a table that I have to constantly go into and see if there are any stalled or failed jobs. Is there any way using spiceworks to monitor that Table any give me...
View Articlemove SQL Server 2008 R2 database to new server
Hi, We have SQL Server 2008 R2 on Windows Server 2003. There are 5 SQL instances with 1 database in each instance. We now have new Windows Server 2012 with SQL Server 2008 R2. We are looking to...
View ArticleSQL 2008r2 Check Database integrity Error -1073548784
I have been looking through my SQL Maintenance plans and I saw that for the past few days I am getting an error while checking the integrity. The error message that it comes up with(see the title)...
View ArticleMultiple SQL Instances on the Same Server?
I am working on upgrading a utility from Epicor called XL Connect. It uses SSRS and its authentication to generate and access reports. But my question here revolves around SQL Server and SSRS. We have...
View ArticleSQL Server 2008 Database backup size difference
Greetings, I have not worked much with SQL and have something that is troubling me. A client uses a software called e-mds. It uses a SQL 2008 database. E-mds support recommends running a nightly...
View ArticleSQL Database Live Copying/Backup
We have a hosted server running a company application which uses SQL 2008 R2. When our users run reports from this database via the web application it puts a strain on the system which in turn affects...
View ArticleNew Sql Server Hardware 2012 to Eventually Replace Sql 2000
We have an existing 2003 AD network consisting of 6 servers as follows: Exchange 2003 Sql 2000 Standard AD 2003 AD 2003 Backup 2 x Fileservers We will be purchasing a new server to eventually replace...
View ArticleSQL query question where I want to select column based on another column
I know the title isn't very descriptive, so here's what my data should look like in the columns that I'm concerned with: 123 0 123 0 123 0 123 1 134 0 134 1 145 1 156 0 156 0 156 1 Basically the (1,0)...
View ArticleHow Do I Know My SQL Server Environment is Ready for SSD?
SQL Databases of almost any size should be a top consideration for SSD integration. Because of the granularity of the database structure small components of the database can be moved to SSD, reducing...
View ArticleRecommended BI Solutions with SQL Server
Hi All,I've been looking into implementing a BI solution in our organisation to better use the data we have held in a mixture of SQL databases (2005) and our accounts package (a Pervasive back-end...
View ArticleSQL Query to delete all records from 3pm to 5pm on 1/3/14
Ok I have a database that I need to Delete all records in the tables between 3pm and 5pm on 1/3/14. I would like to create a SELECT query first to make sure I am deleting the right data. I am not...
View ArticleSQL Login Recovery
Our SQL 2008 server suffered a hardware failure. It appears to be a faulty motherboard but the replacement won't be out for a day or two. We also have supposedly good backups of all the databases via...
View ArticleSQL Query Problems! Wrong results being displayed!
Hi,I am trying to create a report which displays all of the terminals that are either Desktops or Laptops within the network that do not have Symantec AV installed on them.This is the query I have...
View ArticleSQL Server (Windows Azure) Backup
I'm currently using SQL Package to backup an Azure SQL Server nightly and recently I was asked to restore a couple of records from the backup. Which involved installing SQL Server Express locally,...
View ArticleQuoting Azure System
Basically looking for someone to build a system that we can load all product commercials into and use as a quoting tool with sales being able to easily select the products required and tick box...
View ArticleSQL - Multiple tables, multiple columns, one distinct
I'm totally new to DB stuff, so what I have so far is pretty much all based on random stuff I've looked up.(using SQL Server 2008)Here is essentially the original query I'm trying to fix:Text1 2...
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