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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...

Filed under: sql server, indexes, memory, databases, cache, cpu, monitoring, operating system, huge, dbcc shrinkfile

SQL Server 2005 TSQL to obtain buffers by object (table, index) in the buffer cache?

Published 1 February 8 6:30 AM | SSQA.net

As a programmer interacting with SQL Server's cache is not often needed, but when you do need to determine what is going on with the cache, or you simply need to flush the execution plans or data pages to tune a query, you now have the means to do...

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Reset cached plan - how to and what to?

Published 14 May 7 3:53 AM | SqlServer-QA.net (SSQA)

I don't believe you would need to reset the cache on a production server, it is not a best practice to perform in this case. Most of the times in development or test environments for the purpose of benchmarking you would need to reset the cache for...

Filed under: sql server, package, indexes, memory, integration, perfmance, plan, cache