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SQL Server 2005 and Disk drive allocation unit size to 64K - any benefit or performance?

Published 28 April 8 3:1 AM | SSQA.net

You may be aware that or seen within your Database platform about slower disk performance than expect having multiple disks in Windows Server 2003 environment when you use a hardware-based redundant array of independent disks (RAID) or a software-based...

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SQL Server license with multi-core CPU technology, confusing concepts?

Published 20 February 8 2:47 AM | SSQA.net

How many SQL Server licenses you need to fix the number of CPUs on the server? The answer it depends on the number! Well having hyper-threading (i.e. multiple threads execute on a single physical CPU appearing as 2 logical CPUs) and dual-core technology...

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SQL Server licensing with having multi-core CPU technology, confusing concepts?

Published 19 February 8 2:47 AM | SSQA.net

How many SQL Server licenses you need to fix the number of CPUs on the server? The answer it depends on the number! Well having hyper-threading (i.e. multiple threads execute on a single physical CPU appearing as 2 logical CPUs) and dual-core technology...

Filed under: sql server, performance, microsoft, version, article, license, 2005, cpu, monitoring, administrator, value, costing

SQL Server performance monitoring requirement and specifications, heard about baseline and benchmarking?

Published 19 December 7 6:6 AM | SSQA.net

How do you define the terms "Performance Monitoring"? What is your baseline & benchmarks? Have you ever used PERFMON (SYSMON) & PROFILER for serious performance issues within your SQL Server environment? The answer may be not 'yes'...

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Audit the activity such as SELECT statements - CDC

Published 30 August 7 6:2 AM | SSQA.net

Can we audit the activity inside the SQL Server 2008 to capture SELECTs activity? For the first time I though CDC will be useful to DBAs in auditing the activity on the database, but its not entirely. It is equivalent to auditing functionalities and in...

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