by XTIVIA | Feb 17, 2016 | Blog, Databases
Abstract Upgrading or migrating your SQL Server can seem like a very daunting task. And it certainly can be especially when we start to look at hardware requirements, size and space needs, time constraints, and the numerous impacts to the the users and applications...
by XTIVIA | Feb 15, 2016 | Blog, Databases
SQL Server 2005 extended support ends April 12, 2016. What this means to SQL 2005 users is no more security updates or hotfixes. What it means to us as DBA’s is we’re in a situation we never want to be in, where our database platform is down or compromised...
by XTIVIA | Jan 8, 2016 | Blog, Databases
This article is part 10 in a series on the top 10 most common mistakes that I have seen impact SQL Server Performance and Resiliency. This post is not all-inclusive. Most common mistake #10: Storage For the final post in the top 10 items that influence the performance...
by XTIVIA | Jan 8, 2016 | Blog, Databases
This article is part 9 in a series on the top 10 most common mistakes that I have seen impact SQL Server Performance and Resiliency. This post is not all-inclusive. Most common mistake #9: Automatically Shrinking Your Database This is a topic that has been written...
by XTIVIA | Jan 7, 2016 | Blog, Business Intelligence, Data Management, Data Warehousing, Databases
This discussion provides an understanding of what is included in a sound backup strategy for your Sql Server data warehouse application. Most data warehouse applications require a different backup and recovery strategy than a typical online transaction processing...
by XTIVIA | Jan 5, 2016 | Blog, Data Management, Databases
Tip # 8 – Default TempDB Settings Top 10 Tips for SQL Server Performance and Resiliency This article is part 8 in a series on the top 10 most common mistakes that I have seen impacting SQL Server Performance and Resiliency. This post is not all inclusive. Most common...
