Tag: "ms sql server 2008"
Fast and Reliable Backup and Restore of a VLDB over the Network
Aug 19th
Thomas H. Grohser discusses the challenges of designing a robust backup and restore solutions for very large databases (VLDBs) in this SQL Server Technical… more »
High Availability and Disaster Recovery at ServiceU: A SQL Server 2008 Technical Case Study
Aug 6th
SQLCAT, has published a new whitepaper / technical case study High Availability and Disaster Recovery at ServiceU for SQL Server 2008.
Follow up:
SQLCAT:… more »
Plan Caching in SQL Server 2008
Aug 4th
Greg Low, has published a whitepaper Plan Caching in SQL Server 2008, it's an update of the whitepaper "Batch compilation, Recompilation and Plan Caching Issues in SQL Server 2005" by Arun Marathe, targeted at SQL Server 2008.
Summary: This paper… more »
Cumulative update package 3 for SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1
Jul 22nd
The Cumulative update package 3 for SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1 (Build 10.00.2723) is available:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971491/en-usAnd here you can get the whole information of builds that were released after SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1… more »
SQL Server 2008 Failover Clustering
Jul 9th
SQLCAT, has published a whitepaper SQL Server 2008 Failover Clustering for SQL Server 2008 failover clustering.
Summary: This white paper complements the existing documentation on planning, implementation, and administration of a SQL Server 2008… more »
Cumulative update package 2 for SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1
May 20th
The Cumulative update package 2 for SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1 (Build 10.00.2714) is available:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969099/en-usAnd here you can get the whole information of builds that were released after SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1… more »
Disk Alignment Best Practices for SQL Server 2008
May 13th
SQLCAT, has published a whitepaper Disk Partition Alignment Best Practices for SQL Server for configuring optimal disk performance. Follow up: SQLCAT: http://sqlcat.com/whitepapers/archive/2009/05/11/disk-partition-alignment-best-practices-for-sql-… more »
Troubleshooting Performance Problems in SQL Server 2008
Apr 21st
There is a new withe paper on SQL Server 2008 performance troubleshooting and covers the following in depth: CPU Bottlenecks Memory Bottlenecks I/O BottlenecksSlow-Running Queries
Extended EventsData Collector and the MDWDownload from the Microsoft… more »
Cumulative update package 1 for SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1
Apr 16th
Is it true? YES, it is!Don't worry - be happy; Aaron Bertrand explains it in his post: http://sqlblog.com/blogs/aaron_bertrand/archive/2009/04/15/sql-server-2008-sp1-cumulative-update-1-is-available.aspx The Cumulative update package 1 for SQL Server… more »
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1 now available!
Apr 8th
It's out. The final release of SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1 (Build 10.00.2531.00) is now available:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=66ab3dbb-bf3e-4f46-9559-ccc6a4f9dc19Here the KB-Article of SP1: List of the… more »