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SQL Server - Have you observed DBCC SHRINKFILE operation performance, on huge databases?

Published 25 April 8 3:30 AM | SSQA.net

In general it is not a best practice to perform SHRINK database operation on a production server, atleast regularly! Sometimes it may be compulsory to keep them sized in order to ensure the disk storage is not compromised for any sudden changes to databases...

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High CPU issues that are specific to SQL Server 2000 installations and few with SQL 2005 too!

Published 20 September 7 10:40 AM | SSQA.net

Here comes another Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) on the forums and Frequently Posted Blog (FPB) here about high cpu issues on the SQL Server 2000 instances. Looking at high cpu spiks and performace issues is a common problem in all SQL Server installations...

Filed under: sql server, performance, databases, blogs, blocking, query, kba, cpu, execution plan, backups, resources, high cpu, FAQ