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How SQL Server manages when a database is created in terms of I/O and disk usage?

Published 29 January 8 5:46 AM | SSQA.net

One of the best features you have in the SQL Server is to create database data file (additional) on fly without having a slow performance affect on existing connections. But think about how SQL Server manages to use server threads for the data file that...

Filed under: sql server, performance, management, indexes, windows, i/o, sysmon, disk space, usage, resource, perflib, worker threads, task manager

Guidelines for enabling indexes and online index operations

Published 8 October 7 8:50 AM | SSQA.net

As a DBA you should now how locking works with tables and how best you can make use of indexing enhancements within SQL Server 2005 version. Until SQL 2000 there was a limited availability of documentation on the guidelines even in the Books online and...

Filed under: dashboard, sql server, performance, management, indexes, databases, indexed view, monitoring

FILL Factor blurb to decide

Published 8 May 7 5:29 AM | SqlServer-QA.net (SSQA)

As all of us know that while creating Index for a Table there is Option for specifying Fill factor. This option specifies how full SQL should make in the Index Page while creating Index. Why this option is provided, should it not by default 100 ? What...

Filed under: sql server, performance, fillfactor, management, indexes