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Buffer Pool Extension in SQL Server 2014 part 2: benchmark testing

Let's take a closer look at how we can speed up the system's performance using the Buffer Pool Extension. For testing I will use a virtual machine with 4 GB RAM. I created a separate database with one table. The table has 2 columns [id] and [n]. The first column contains integer data type. This column is the primary key with a clustered index on it. The second column simply presents any data in the system.

Forrards
March 18, 2023
Rework of a BI solution for a Business Cloud provider

The case describes how Forrards helped a leading business cloud vendor who provides hosted mail, file sharing, VOIP solutions to improve business intelligence and put into order the abandoned ETL which was not properly documented and supported, and that jeopardized overall performance of the business.

Forrards
March 18, 2023
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Remote DBA Services: Database Shrinking

It is a well-known fact that sooner or later each business dependent on IT-infrastructure faces with “Low disk memory” problem. There are plenty of ways to clean the disk’s space, using standard OS services. But neither of them can be used for cleaning or shrinking data on SQL Server. The problem can stuck the overall business processes though and lead to unplanned delay and high costs.

Forrards
March 31, 2023
Top 4 Reasons to decide on Remote DBA Services

Before we review what remote DBA services are, let’s clarify the DBA itself. Database administration or shortly DBA aims to maintain functionality, safety and integrity of database management software – Oracle, DB2 and SQL Server in the first hand. Nobody wants to end up with a non-working system with all the data become unavailable or even lost. So the scope of DBA services covers every matter that explicitly or implicitly influences the operation of a DBMS.

Forrards
March 31, 2023

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