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SQL Server 2008


November 6, 2008  11:00 AM

Very useful little query to monitor the health of service broker



Posted by: Denny Cherry
Service Broker, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008, sys.conversation_endpoints

While dealing with a SQL Server Service Broker issue I needed a quick easy way to see how backlogged the service broker was.  So I came up with this little query which is surprisingly effective. select far_service

November 3, 2008  11:00 AM

Improving SQL Service Broker Performance



Posted by: Denny Cherry
END CONVERSATION, RECEIVE, Remus Rusanu, SEND, Service Broker, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008, T/SQL

A while back I was talking to a Microsoft Support Engineer and he had mentioned that in a high load Service Broker environment such as ours there can be some impressive performance improvement can be achieved by reusing the service broker sessions. The cost of creating and closing a new...


October 16, 2008  11:00 AM

Handy Query to look at amount of data in Buffer Cache



Posted by: Denny Cherry
Cache, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008, sys.allocation_units, sys.dm_os_buffer_descriptors, sys.partitions, sys.tables

Here's a handy query which I've written which I've used to see how much of each table is loaded into the SQL Server Buffer Cache.  It shows you how much data is in memory, how much space is used on disk, and the percentage of data in memory compared to the amount of data on disk. SELECT...


September 30, 2008  6:58 PM

SQL Server consolidation: Why it’s an optimization technique



Posted by: Denny Cherry
Consolidation, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008

This morning I released another tip on SearchSQLServer.com called "SQL Server consolidation: Why...

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September 2, 2008  7:30 PM

Get SQL Server log shipping functionality without Enterprise Edition



Posted by: Denny Cherry
Article, Log Shipping, SQL Server 2000, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008

A new tip of mine has just been published on SearchSQLServer.com.  This tip, "Get SQL Server log shipping functionality...

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September 1, 2008  11:00 AM

Getting more error data from SQL Server Replication



Posted by: Denny Cherry
distrib.exe, logread.exe, OutputVerboseLevel, Replication, replmerg.exe, snapshot.exe, SQL Server 2000, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008

The error reporting in SQL Server Replication isn't all that great.  This is a well known issue that pretty much everyone knows about.  Something that I don't know if a whole lot of people know about, is that there is a way to get a lot more information from replication about what's going on, and...


August 26, 2008  7:55 PM

Don’t Consolidate Yourself Into Performance Problems – Archive



Posted by: Denny Cherry
Capacity Manager, Consolidation, David Swanson, Performance Problems, Quest Software, SoSSE, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008

The webcast which I did for Quest Software called Don’t Consolidate Yourself Into Performance Problems is now available for viewing after the fact. This is the webcast which I did


August 21, 2008  11:00 AM

SoCal Code Camp Sessions are posted



Posted by: Denny Cherry
Back To Basics, Code Camp, In Person Events, Service Broker, SoCal Code Camp, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008, Storage

I and many of the other presenters have begun entering our sessions for the next SoCal Code Camp on on October 25th and 26th...


August 14, 2008  11:00 AM

I’ll be speaking at the New Jersey SQL Server Users Group next week



Posted by: Denny Cherry
In Person Events, New Jersey SSUG, Service Broker, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008

After months of waiting the time is finely here.  I'll be speaking at the

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August 13, 2008  1:05 AM

Don’t Consolidate Yourself Into Performance Problems



Posted by: Denny Cherry
Capacity Manager, Consolidation, David Swanson, Performance Problems, Quest Software, SoSSE, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008

Consolidated too many databases or too many instances onto a single server?  Got users screaming for their own servers back? Join myself and David Swanson from Quest Software (and frequent poster on 

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