PaulRandal
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@ That one sorted out the men from the boys when I hired devs at Microsoft.
1 minute ago
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@ (3/3) Then do the reverse, working out where to start in the middle. Bonus point for using any assembly language.
2 minutes ago
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@ (2/3) Code has to start in top-left corner of array and print contents in clockwise, inwards spiral order.
2 minutes ago
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@ (1/3) Fav: write the code for this api: void spiral (int x, int y, char** array), array is x*y full of chars
3 minutes ago
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Wow - never had a batch run for more than a day before - now I know how SSMS shows the elapsed time.
26 minutes ago
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@ :-) I'm sure I can persuade Kimberly to try - she lived in Boston for a year.
about 14 hours ago
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Tomorrow I'll install th...e mixer/recording software, then add in the phone interface. Can you say SQL Server car-talk? :-)
about 14 hours ago
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Finished wiring the sound booths for the radio show - now to install s/w and test things out. It's coming together!
about 14 hours ago
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Just been discussing possibility of auto-defrag with current SQL Rangers/Masters. See
about 22 hours ago
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@ Won't ever happen because of the tiny security risk if you're sharing volumes with a file server.
8:57 AM Nov 30th
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@ I did, but there was something screwed up my network stack for over a year that prevented it replying to anything other than a ping
8:57 AM Nov 30th
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@ Yeah, with instant init turned on, a TB data file creates *very* fast :-)
8:29 PM Nov 29th
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I'm so happy - my laptop suddenly accepts remote desktop requests - I can login to it without going all the way downstairs to my office!
8:28 PM Nov 29th
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@ I could, but that's something else I'm playing with too.
8:27 PM Nov 29th
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in reply to mrdenny
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Hmm - going to take almost 36 hours to populate a 1TB db from scratch, allocating 8MB/second. Only using one CPU though.
8:15 PM Nov 29th
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@ I mean big turkey. You only get bog turkeys in Ireland.
7:55 PM Nov 29th
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in reply to MidnightDBA
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@ Use it as base for soups, Indian food, risotto etc. It was a bog turkey, and a 30 qrt stock pot!
7:55 PM Nov 29th
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@ Not in this test - playing around with number of files in the backup set on different RAID levels, etc
7:32 PM Nov 29th
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This is one test where it doesn't matter what's making up the TB being backed up - does for backup compression though.
7:26 PM Nov 29th
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Going to do some backup timings with varying backup parameters for a 1-5TB DB this week. Should make an interesting post.
7:25 PM Nov 29th
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- Name Paul Randal
- Location Redmond, WA
- Web http://www.SQLski...
- Bio SQL MVP, MS Regional Director, husband of Kimberly Tripp, compulsive blogger, Twitterer, reader and writer. I'll sleep when I'm dead!!! Answer = It Depends!
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