Choosing one SQL collation over the other?
So I am reading this article thats been several times when the subject of selecting a collation comes up, http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms144260.aspxHowever, I still have questions. I have...
View ArticlePerformance comparisons between SQL Server 2008 R2 and SQL Server 2012?
Are there any published performance comparisons between SQL Server 2008 R2 and SQL Server 2012? I would be interested to know if any like-for-like tests have been performed (ie. same database, same...
View ArticleWhy did I suddenly get a bad execution plan?
Greetings. 2008 R2, SP1.We've got a sproc that runs all the time with sub second response. All of a sudden this morning the query started timing out at 30 seconds. We got the execution plan saved off,...
View ArticleMessage [097] Memory leak detected [8 bytes]
I stopped sql agent, reporting services and sqlserver 2008, then restarted them, when look at the sql agent log file, I see the msg:1/12/2014 10:48:45 PM:[097] Memory leak detected [8 bytes]1/12/2014...
View ArticleIncorrect syntax near 'BEGI' in SQL 2012
Hi,we are facing an issue with SQL server 2012, please find below details about the issue,we use service broker to communicate between SQL servers, when we create service broker between servers , we...
View ArticleRestoring failed: There is insufficient system memory in resource pool...
Hi,I am going through all those similar questions but non of them solved my issue. Our database is lost by mistake, now we need to recover the database from the backup. The backup file is 4.23 GB and...
View ArticleSQL Server won't start - unhelpful error message in log
I am running SQL Server 2008 on Windows Server 2008. SQL server had been running using a netowrk account, which i then changed over to a dedicated Active Directory account, and I tried restarting the...
View Articlebackup size of transaction log
Hi,I want to check the backup size of Transaction logs?please helpREgardsBilal
View ArticleScheduled Job launches CPU to 100 %
On a SQL server 2008 we're running a stored procedure.When we launch the SP manually from within management Studio, the SP runs for 4 minutes and takes 60 % CPU on the server. When we launch the same...
View ArticleRestore verifyonly is not fulfilling the need, but due to space problem on...
For checking the consistency of full backups of production databases we are copying them on test server and restore them then drop them by a job. But one database among them is as much large that it...
View ArticleSQL Server issues and solutions
All,I have started a blog regarding MS SQL Server, where I have given some post based on my experience. Even I am still writing for few things and I'll keep doing it.I am just writing to know the...
View ArticleSQL server 2012 : There is insufficient system memory in resource pool...
We have recently upgraded from SQL server 2008 to SQL server 2012.We are getting this error when browsing to several pages on our website. There is insufficient system memory in resource pool...
View ArticleChanging a column collation - problems?
Hello,I have a VFP database that was migrated to SQL Server 2012. One of the VFP table's PK's utilized uppercase and lowercase values to distinguish rows, which of course does not fly by default in SQL...
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Happy New Year!Time for a fresh start!We're looking for the first Gurus of 2014!!This is your chance to make your mark on the Microsoft developer community.All you have to do is add an article to...
View ArticleScheduled Job launches CPU to 100 %
On a SQL server 2008 we're running a stored procedure.When we launch the SP manually from within management Studio, the SP runs for 4 minutes and takes 60 % CPU on the server. When we launch the same...
View ArticleTransactions rolling/forwarding back and forth whenever performing DBCC CHECKDB.
Hello,In my SQL Server DBCC CHECKDB maintenance plans . I'm noticing in the server logs that there are occasionally a few messages writing with the CHECKDB execution stating that a number of...
View ArticleTempDB full (Unable to shrink)
Hi experts,The drive holding tempDB is full. I confirmed that there are no transactions open and tried to shrink the tempDB. I would not shrink at!I tried that several times and waited to see.any...
View ArticlePossible Schema Corrpution TFS 2010 SP1 Collection Database
Hello,I am trying to upgrade TFS 2010 SP1 to TFS 2013. I have 5 collections and 4 of them upgraded successfully except the 5<sup>th</sup> one which fails with an error message "Possible...
View ArticleLinked Server
Hi,I need to know how to make an existing linked server to point to an different server in Sql Server 2008 R2.Thanks,Vijetha
View ArticleCan I take a backup of a database in standby mode?
Can I run backup on a database that is in standby mode because it is the DR box receiving log shipping?Does that work in SQL 2005? How about SQL 2000?Thanks.Joshps - I know I should just try it, I've...
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