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Closing backup windows is one of the most difficult and overlooked challenges you face as a DBA. On one hand, the window of time you have to perform a backup is shrinking, closing in on you. Databases are growing larger even as availability deman...
In our development environment, everyone has the systems administrator (sa) password, and five groups use one database. Occasionally, developers accidentally delete data, and I have no way of determining who did what. How can I audit the...
Distinguished engineer Peter Spiro, leader of Microsoft's core SQL Server engine team and an 8-year veteran of the database group, talks with SQL Server MVP Brian Moran about stomping bugs, expanding programmability, adding function, and...
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If you need more than a high-level review to make a decision about your OLAP tool, here are some details that might help. We developed a test database and standardized series of tests for the products. For space considerations, this sidebar recaps...