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Best Practices in Index Maintenance - Fighting the Silent Performance Killers

Index fragmentation is a serious issue. It causes significant SQL Server performance issues, leading to loss of money and time. The problem is native tools alone aren't the solution to fragmentation. In this new Quest white paper, learn about index fragmentation and why native and custom-coded approaches aren't...

Tags: Fragmentation, Performance, Best Practice, Quest Software Inc., Index Fragmentation, Performance Management, Databases, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

White papers 2009-08-24

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Why and How You Should Find and Fix Index Fragmentation

In a high-volume database you need frequent critical maintenance. If you skip this important task, index fragmentation may cause wasted space, inefficient I/O and poor performance. In this new Quest Software white paper, learn exactly what index fragmentation is, how it occurs, how to find it and...

Tags: Fragmentation, Quest Software Inc., Performance Management, Databases, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

White papers 2009-08-24

Windows Experience Index in Windows 7

Windows Experience Index in Windows 7There is a severe problem with that IndexConsidering that the drive in my laptop got a 4.7 score in Windows Vista. In Windows 7...... it gets a score of 2.0!Now, it may just be me.... but why the heck would there be such a difference...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, hard drive, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2009-01-20

TechCrunch50: Day 2

Yesterday's presentations were a lot of fun to cover. I'm getting right back into the grind today. 6:30 a.m. Here is a list of today's presentations: Alfabetic Presented by Oded Broshi and Arik Kopelman DropBox (Presented by Drew Houston...

Tags: Facebook, Phone, Tim O'Reilly, Mark Cuban, Mytopia, Swype, Mixtt Redefining, iMindi World, Popego Cut, exchangeP, Internet, Telecom & Utilities, Food & Beverage, Channel Management, Manufacturing, Marketing, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2008-09-09

Why do you want WinFS?

Why do you want WinFS?same questionI posted exactly the same question to AKH article talkback. It will be interesting to see the answers.This makes everything so easy, now.If MS doesn't deliver it, then it's not really a necessary technology or all that important.It makes life so much easier when every...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, SEARCH, Digital music, Digital media, WinFS, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-08-20

Registry Defragmenter & Compactor 1.5 (Windows)

The Windows Registry grows as data is added to it, but it never shrinks when data is removed. A bloated registry with a lot of empty space in it can slow down the boot time as well as performance as whole. Registry Defragmenter & Compactor will rebuild and re-index your...

Tags: Registry, Microsoft Windows, Defragmenter, AceLogiX

Software downloads 2008-08-12

Old DEC code open sourced by HP

Old DEC code open sourced by HPMove on... why botherWow, and if IBM open sources OS/2, we'd have two museum pieces to admire. AdvFS was DOA five years ago, the last thing we need is another retrieval from the grave.DEC started search enginesFew people remember that DEC started search engines....

Tags: INTERNET, Operating systems, Desktops, Olsen, Hewlett-Packard Co., Digital Equipment Corp., AdvFS, VAX, IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-06-23

How to ... install Ubuntu 8.04 on a USB flash drive

How to ... install Ubuntu 8.04 on a USB flash driveGood tip[i]Tip: If you want to eliminate the chance of overwriting one of your hard drives then you can physically disconnect them before booting from the Live CD.[/i]For years now my advice to people trying out Linux is to disconnect...

Tags: UNIX, Linux, Ubuntu, USB flash drive, Ubuntu 8.04

Discussion threads 2008-05-16

My OS is the best OS because ...

My OS is the best OS because ...I stick with Dos 6.6rotflThat's because linux users are too busyrecompiling their kernels. Ha!this looks like another flamebait article to me.OK, OK....Ubuntu 8.04 is the best OS. Because it's easy, secure, stable, easy on the resources and free.Tip: for the time being, I...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Linux User, Ubuntu 8.04, operating system, Linux, Microsoft Windows 98, Gentoo

Discussion threads 2008-05-06

Scottish election suffers from e-voting woes

The US isnt the only country with e-voting problems. In Scotland, elections last week were seriously marred by spoiled paper ballots, which led to technical problems with electronic counting systems that delayed election results, Computerworld reports. The supplier, DRS, told Computerworld UK that the problems were not about being...

Tags: Elections, Government technology

Blog posts 2007-05-11

Google Desktop 4 beta

In the world of objects, a desktop is a flat surface where you can leave stuff that you don't mind other people seeing, while confidential files stay in a locked cabinet and private thoughts remain in your brain. Google's virtual Desktop is deeper than that. The Google Desktop 4 beta...

Tags: Desktops, E-mail providers, Google Inc., desktop, Google Desktop

Product reviews 2006-06-22

More exploits out for Windows flaws

More exploits out for Windows flawsThis is so common no one cares to comment anymore NT.ThursdayIs it Thursday already ...ThursdayIs it Thursday already ...Let me ask a question[i] Including these last two, a total of four exploits have been released for the same two Windows flaws since Sunday[/i]Is it worse...

Tags: Operating systems, SECURITY, Microsoft Windows, exploit, vulnerability, denial of service

Discussion threads 2005-12-01

Trojan horse rides on unpatched IE flaw

Trojan horse rides on unpatched IE flawWhew, Missed That OneI use firefox so I have an not at risk. Perhaps when LongShot, er Vista comes out these problems with IE will go away.Windows users could lose control of their systems by simply visiting a Web"Ah, yes. The drive-by install....

Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Rep, Microsoft Corp., Windows Live Safety, Microsoft Internet Explorer, rep, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Live, Windows Live Safety Center, trojan horse

Discussion threads 2005-11-30

Code exploits Windows flaw in image file handling

Code exploits Windows flaw in image file handlingBuuuuuuwaaaaahahahahah...*wringing hands* >;-]Just keep Windows updatedAnd nobody has to worry about this exploit if they've kept their Windows OS up to date. The cure was part of Microsoft's monthly updates. I'm not apologizing for Microsoft's errors (I admit I am sick and tired...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, denial of service

Discussion threads 2005-11-29

Attack code out for 'critical' Windows flaw

Attack code out for 'critical' Windows flawAlready updated by MicrosoftBefore anybody gets panicked, you should know that this vulnerability was fixed in the November 2005 updates to Windows XP that Microsoft issued. To check to see if your computer has installed this fix, look in your Windows Directory -- you...

Tags: Operating systems, SECURITY, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, denial of service, vulnerability

Discussion threads 2005-11-28

The real threat to Microsoft in open source

The real threat to Microsoft in open sourceAnd the other side...Considering that the only real way to profit from selling Open Source is through selling product support, there's certainly an incentive to make that support a necessity.And why can Microsoft get away with it?I offer the same answer as the...

Tags: Microsoft Office, open source, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2005-10-17

ID theft ring hits 50 banks, firm says

ID theft ring hits 50 banks, firm saysMight as well get it over with.....Windows.Some Banks make it easier.Key Bank visa security hole. 08/01/05Some banks make it easy, they have flaws in their own software.I believe I have found a serious security problem with Key Bank Visa where customer information is...

Tags: Financial services, SECURITY, Web browsers, bank, Key Bank, account number, Key Bank Visa, identity theft

Discussion threads 2005-08-08

Linux group aims for Google-like search

Linux group aims for Google-like searchMany new Search tools and SE's HERE!If you want to see the future of search engines, software and tools see.http://www.webcenter.squarespace.comSearch is changing at the speed of light,learn more today.LOL.. and that STILL beats Longdrawn..Wanna laugh some more.. read the latest SCO story, I think Mike...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Research & Development, Operating systems, Google Inc., KDE, Linux, Google like search, useability, Google Like, Linux Group, R&D

Discussion threads 2004-08-26

MSDN Webcast: A Primer to Proper SQL Server Development (Part 5 of 10): New Features in Indexing and Index Maintenance Best Practices (Level 200)

An unmanaged index can become fragmented over time and is likely to degrade in performance, which can directly affect your application's performance. In this webcast on Microsoft SQL Server 2005 development techniques, you learn appropriate strategies for monitoring fragmentation, monitoring index usage and maintaining indexes for better performance.

Tags: Microsoft Developer Network, Webcast, Performance, Microsoft SQL Server, Monitoring, Server, Microsoft Corp., Best Practice, Performance Management, Productivity, Human Resources, Workforce Management

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