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| | Would You Move to Linux for Price? Running software on Linux is supposed to be cheaper than Windows. After all, you don't need to pay for an OS license, right? I'm not sure I think the price of the OS is a determining factor, since it's a relatively low amount compared to the cost of the database license. I'm sure some of your feel differently, and I'd be happy to listen to your argument as to why the Linux is better on price. In any case, Microsoft is looking to push the Linux version of SQL Server. For a limited time (until June 30, 2018), you can get 30% off the cost of a SQL Server license. They've also gotten the cost of SUSE Enterprise Server down to $0 for a year if you are a qualified customer. This does require an annual subscription, which I assume means Software Assurance. There's not a lot of information available on their page, and I assume you'd need to call Microsoft and go through the sales process. It's an interesting offer. I wonder if this would really make a difference for some of you. For the purpose of a discussion, let's say you run an older version of SQL Server on Windows, like SQL 2000 or 2005. You want to upgrade, but your boss has been worried about costs. Now you see a 30% savings on Linux. Do you consider moving to a Linux OS instead of Windows? Let's assume you have some Linux resources inside the company, and so there isn't a large learning curve. Does 30% make enough of a difference do change the underlying platform? After all, for the post part, SQL Server is SQL Server. What if you are a Linux shop already, and you have Oracle or DB2 in house. You're looking to move some software to a new system, or maybe develop new applications and SQL Server is being considered for cost savings. You've avoided it because it has required Windows in the past. Do you now consider SQL Server a more viable candidate as a relational database inside your environment? Would you move to Linux for a better price? Steve Jones from SQLServerCentral.comJoin the debate, and respond to today's editorial on the forums |
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| | |  | ginger.grant from SQLServerCentral.com This first installment of the Stairway to Machine Learning Services explains the installation process for this subsystem in SQL Server. More » |
 | Press Release from Redgate When a SQL Server database is operating smoothly and performing well, there is no need to be particularly aware of the transaction log, beyond ensuring that every database has an appropriate backup regime and restore plan in place. When things go wrong, however, a DBA's reputation depends on a deeper understanding of the transaction log, both what it does, and how it works. More » |
 | Additional Articles from MSSQLTips.com In this post, Tim Smith will look at some of the considerations for both data rules and logic to prevent invalid data early in the ETRL process. More » |
 | Matthew McGiffen from SQLServerCentral Blogs I manage a few servers used to host SQL Instances for development and test purposes. Each of those instances hosts... More » |
| | meaganl from SQLServerCentral Blogs I worked on a Power BI embedded POC where a report with an in-memory Power BI model as the dataset... More » |
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| | | Today's Question (by Steve Jones): I have built a matrix that looks like this: > x , , 1 [,1] [,2] [,3] [1,] 2012 173 37 , , 2 [,1] [,2] [,3] [1,] 2013 101 17 , , 3 [,1] [,2] [,3] [1,] 2014 172 28 , , 4 [,1] [,2] [,3] [1,] 2015 147 40 , , 5 [,1] [,2] [,3] [1,] 2016 159 31 , , 6 [,1] [,2] [,3] [1,] 2017 143 23 I decide that I will use the APPLY function against this matrix. If I run this, what is returned? > apply(X=x, MARGIN=2, FUN=max) |
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| Yesterday's Question (by Steve Jones): I have database with some unbalanced file sizes in a filegroup. There are three files that are 10GB and one that is 2GB. I decide to remove the 2GB file. I run this: DBCC SHRINKFILE(TheFirstFile, EMPTYFILE); GO After doing this successfully, I decide that I should just change the file size of TheFirstFile to match the others. If I change the file size, will new data now go into all four files in a proportional amount?
Answer: No, this file is been marked as read-only Explanation: When DBCC SHRINKFILE (x, EMPTYFILE) completes, it marks the file as read only so no data is added to this empty file and you can delete it. Ref: DBCC SHRINKFILE - click here
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| | | Ugur Yorulmaz from SQLServerCentral.com This procedure will find most fragmented and most accessed indexes server wide. and then rebuild or reorganize depending on your parameters. So it will alter/list only the indexes which you will get the most benefit of fixing defragmentation. Important Note : This procedure can create extensive IO operations. Please check first in DEV environment and beware that altering indexes can also create locks. That's why please use it with caution in PRD environments. Please try to exclude every unnecessary database name in WHERE clause and try to reduce the load. - Please create the stored procedure
- Execute the procedure in debug mode first: EXEC sp_FlexibleReindex @Debug=1 this will only list the indexes sorted by most benefit
- Please execute the procedure with the parameters that satisfy your needs
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