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2009 SQL Server Magazine Editors' Best and Community Choice Awards
We paired off top product picks from editors and the community in 11 categories, including business intelligence, database management, and virtualization.
SQL Server Magazine
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Editors
Quest Software Introduces Foglight for SQL Server at PASS
Foglight for SQL Server and the most recent version of Spotlight for SQL Server help you quickly find and fix performance problems with enhanced business intelligence and remote monitoring capabilities.
SQL Server Magazine
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Megan Keller
The Inevitable Virtualization of SQL Server
Improvements in performance and scalability in ESX Server and Hyper-V are making SQL Server a viable candidate for virtualization.
SQL Server Magazine
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Michael Otey
Monitor Windows Server with Performance Counters
Use these 10 performance counters to track core performance factors on Windows Server 2003 R2 and Windows Server 2003 systems.
Windows IT Pro
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Tom Carpenter
Find the Binary File for Any WMI Class
Learn how to identify Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) provider DLLs, and use the DLL information to find out what vendor the DLL binary belongs and whether updates are available to fix the problem.
Windows IT Pro
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Michael Morales
Time to Defrag Your Indexes?
When is the right time to defrag? Ultimately, the answer is up to you, but keep these considerations in mind.
SQL Server Magazine
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Andrew J. Kelly
Got High-CPU Usage Problems? ProcDump 'Em!
Use this brand-new free tool to save you much time and hassle the next time you run into a high-CPU problem.
Windows IT Pro
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Michael Morales
Q. How long does it take for VMware Transparent Page Sharing (TPS) to find all duplicate pages of memory for a virtual machine (VM)?
FAQ for Windows
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John Savill
Q. I heard that VMware ESX allows you to overcommit memory, which means it pages out the memory of guests to a file, giving very poor performance. Is this true?
FAQ for Windows
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John Savill
Monitor SSAS with SQL Sentry’s New Performance Optimization Software
SQL Sentry Performance Advisor for SQL Server Analysis Services offers monitoring capabilities that can help you optimize SSAS performance.
SQL Server Magazine
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Megan Keller
Windows 7 Tips
Take advantage of new Windows 7 features such as the Problem Steps Recorder, BitLocker To Go, built-in ISO burning support, and Resource Manager to maximize your productivity.
Windows IT Pro
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Michael Otey
Q. How can I tell how much CPU a guest OS is using from the host OS with Hyper-V?
FAQ for Windows
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John Savill
Under the Covers with Xperf
Get insight into your system's most processor-intensive operations, by using the Microsoft Xperf tool to perform a stackwalking trace, then viewing trace-file data and interpreting the results.
Windows IT Pro
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Michael Morales
Examining Xperf
Use Xperf to uncover system and application process information that can help you troubleshoot common problems, such as high CPU usage and activity spikes in disk I/O.
Windows IT Pro
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Michael Morales
Diving Deeper into Wait Stats
In two previous articles, I've discussed SQL Server 2005 waits and showed you some of the more common ones. Now, let's dive down for a deeper view of what each connection or even thread in the SQL Server instance is waiting on.
SQL Server Magazine
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Andrew J. Kelly
Do You Need a Shrink?
A Windows IT pro gets his database transaction logs under control and starts to overcome his irrational fear of SQL Server.
Windows IT Pro
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Curt Spanburgh
Back Pressure Changes in Exchange 2007 SP1
Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 SP1 brought improved performance to the back pressure feature, but you might have some tuning to do to ensure your servers are taking advantage of the changes.
Windows IT Pro
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Tony Redmond
The Mega Guide to Free SQL Server Tools
Consult this huge list of free SQL Server tools that will help you solve specific SQL Server problems or fill holes in SQL Server’s functionality.
SQL Server Magazine
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Megan Keller
Should You Gather Performance Metrics Yourself?
Kalen explores whether you should collect performance data yourself or use a tool to do it.
SQL Server Magazine
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Kalen Delaney
Diskeeper 2009 Professional Review
If you're looking to improve performance of heavily used office PCs and want a more user-friendly application than the built-in Windows defragmenter, Diskeeper Professional 2009 is worth trying out.
Windows IT Pro
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Zac Wiggy
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