Archive | December, 2008

Good information on upgrade to 2008

by Mike Walsh on 31. Dec, 2008 in Migration, SQL Server 2008

The SQL Server Customer Advisory Team has a great blog and they have a good article here about upgrading to 2008. Lot of reasons to upgrade to 2008 (especially if you are on SQL Server 2000 or earlier). Check it out; http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlcat/archive/2008/12/08/ultimate-guide-to-upgrading-to-sql-server-2008.aspx

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Good use for WITH RECOMPILE

by Mike Walsh on 31. Dec, 2008 in Performance, SQL Server 2005, Syndicate

Haven’t looked into all of the details underneath but at the surface probably a good reminder of where WITH RECOMPILE can be helpful…
Using SQL Server Reporting Services, a workaround was used (this is the part I want to look into more) to basically get a blank report showing when a user first links to a [...]

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Rolling Back (or is it??)

by Mike Walsh on 31. Dec, 2008 in DMV, Linked Server, SQL Server 2005, Syndicate, Troubleshooting

Interesting Issue Today/Yesterday -
A query was using a linked server to grab data from DB2 via an ODBC connection. Normal execution time is about 15 minutes. This had run on for at least 7 hours when it was decided to kill it, appeared to be doing nothing but causing blocks (due to Intent Shared and [...]

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Troubleshooting Methodology

by Mike Walsh on 31. Dec, 2008 in General, Syndicate, Troubleshooting

What is a troubleshooting methodology?
A lot of the technical problems I encounter with clients or in various roles are not really the fault of the technology at hand. They are either the result of rushed work, apathetic work or botched troubleshooting.
Before talking about what troubleshooting is, let’s talk about what it is not. It is [...]

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