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Fundamentals: Improving Insert and Update Performance by Dropping Unused Indexes

Posted over 2 years ago

by Ken Lassesen
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[Prior Post in Series] [Next Post in Series] In my prior posts, I looked at adding indexes with Database Engine Tuning Advisor. In this post, I will look at the other side of the coin and delete indexes that are unused or that cost more resources than...
Enterprise Applications on Microsoft SQL Server

Fundamentals: Running Database Engine Tuning Advisor and Selecting Indexes

Posted over 2 years ago

by Ken Lassesen
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[Prior Post in Series] [Next Post in Series] In my last post Fundamentals: Creating a Workload by Using a Trace Log , I illustrated how to create a workload. In this post, I will look at the complimentary step, using the log as input to the Database...
Enterprise Applications on Microsoft SQL Server

Migration: The value gained moving from Oracle to SQL Server 2008R2

Posted over 2 years ago

by Ken Lassesen
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[DB2 Migration Value] [ Sybase Migration Value ] In the early 1980's I was an Oracle Developer on mainframes and on MS-DOS using Oracle 5.1 on MS-DOS (distributed on some 20+ diskettes -- I still have them). It was an interesting time because PC products...
Enterprise Applications on Microsoft SQL Server

Desire2Learn Learning Suite easily supports large institutions on the Microsoft platform

Posted 11 months ago

by ISV Apps on SQL
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Desire2Learn, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, provides mission-critical enterprise learning systems that can help transform teaching and learning, and lead the market in innovation and client satisfaction. To demonstrate the scalability, performance...
Enterprise Applications on Microsoft SQL Server

Right sizing ISV installations for the best bang for the buck!

Posted over 2 years ago

by SQL Server ISV
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Author: This article is written by our contributing author Ken Lassesen. His bio can be found here . Recently I have seen two configurations that caused me to shake my head in disbelief. In reality, the problem is the classic one of people...
Enterprise Applications on Microsoft SQL Server

Desire2Learn: University of Colorado at Boulder Migrates to Desire2Learn Learning Suite on SQL Server

Posted over 2 years ago

by Ken Lassesen
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In February 2011, Desire2Learn announced that the University of Colorado at Boulder will be migrating to the Learning Suite. The university was not only looking for a new Learning Management System (LMS), but also for ongoing tool integrations and development...
Enterprise Applications on Microsoft SQL Server

Desire2Learn: Support for Microsoft Platforms

Posted over 2 years ago

by Ken Lassesen
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I have listed below which Microsoft technologies are supported by Desire2Learn with the release of 9.2. Since students are prone to financial challenges, many older versions of browsers and operating systems are supported. The recommended versions are...
Enterprise Applications on Microsoft SQL Server

Desire2Learn: Virtual High School Global Consortium implemented the Desire2Learn Learning Management System running on the Microsoft platform

Posted over 2 years ago

by ISV Apps on SQL
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Availability, performance, and scalability are critical for providers of online education. Virtual High School Global Consortium (VHS)—a successful nonprofit provider with 770 member schools and more than 200 online courses—implemented the Desire2Learn...
Enterprise Applications on Microsoft SQL Server

Fundamentals: Creating a Workload by Using a Trace Log

Posted over 2 years ago

by Ken Lassesen
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[Next Post in Series] This is the kick-off post of a regular Friday series of posts, " Basic Skills for SQL Server ISV Administrators ". I have found that ISV Administrators are often Professional Engineers (P.E.) -- rich in business knowledge and...
Enterprise Applications on Microsoft SQL Server

Desire2Learn: Improving Performance

Posted over 2 years ago

by Ken Lassesen
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Recently I reviewed some public posts on Desire2Learn SQL Server Performance and extracted some recommendations of common issues: Often, I have seen an increase of CPUs without increasing RAM or the number of TempDB files. Each CPU (or core on a CPU...