We all know that you should try to size tempdb appropriately, so it doesn’t need to autogrow shortly after starting up SQL Server. It isn’t always easy to do this. Therefore, when you first implement a new server and/or add new databases you should monitor the autogrowth events on tempdb. By monitoring the autogrowth events you can easily determine if you have sized tempdb appropriately.
2018-07-17
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This article describes a way to speed up various file operations performed by SQL Server.
2014-07-10
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This metric for Red Gate SQL Monitor measures the number of database autogrowth events (data file or log file) in the last hour. Too many autogrowth events causes disk fragmentation which requires a change in the autogrowth settings of a database.
2013-06-25
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As discussed in my previous Getting Started with SQL Server Event Notifications article, SQL Server Event Notifications allow us to capture and handle events that occur inside the SQL Server database engine. Event Notifications execute for DDL Events and Trace Events and we can use to capture information about the event that fired, and automate […]
2012-11-06
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It's easy to create a database nowadays with point-'n-click, but if you've left your database's autogrowth settings at their default, you may hit problems in the future. Why? What do I do about it? Read on!
2011-12-13
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see http://qa.sqlservercentral.com/columnists/wbrown/fourofakindbackupsoftwareshootout.asp for a great comparison. I am using Red-Gate's SQL Backup product which works well and was inexpensive.
2005-04-15
I have had this error message when attempting to run a dts package connecting to Oracle when the package was designed on a computer with the Oracle drivers but I was attempting to run it from a computer that did not have the Oracle drivers. Could you be running the job from a different computer […]
2004-10-11
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Is is possible that your Ingres table has a column of a custom datatype that SQL Server has no known equivalent for? Or a size that SQL Server can't handle? You might try pulling one column, and if it works, add a second then a third, until you determine what the problem column is. Once […]
2004-10-11
I am having a problem moving a bunch of databases between a SQL Server 7.0 Standard Edition Instance to SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition. I will outline the procedure I am using to migrate the schema (users and data) and then present the errors that I am getting. If ANYONE has any suggestions or can […]
2004-04-09
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2004-04-06
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