A couple weeks ago I spoke with a customer who was having problems with their index rebuilds after a SQL Server upgrade. The database is about 160 GB and they upgraded from SQL Server 2000 to SQL Server 2005. Since the upgrade, the index rebuilds have been failing because the transaction log is filling up. …
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TSQL Tuesday #012: Why are DBA Skills Necessary?
November’s TSQL Tuesday is hosted by Paul Randal ( blog | Twitter ) and the topic is Why are DBA Skills Necessary? The topic immediately made me think of some of the customer issues I have worked on over the years, and Paul’s list of things to consider confirmed that I was thinking about the right…
