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Detecting index fragmentation in SQL Server 2005
When data is inserted, updated, or deleted in a database table, if indexes exist that operate on the table, they must be maintained to reflect the table data changes. The maintenance of these indexes will eventually cause the indexes to become less efficient. This inefficiency is typically due to the...
Tags: Function, Database, Fragmentation, Workaround, Microsoft SQL Server, Index, Microsoft SQL Server 2005, Tim, Databases, Storage, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware, Tim Chapman
Blog posts 2007-12-17
Rebuild indexes online with SQL Server 2005
Indexes are specialized data structures that operate on tables and sometimes views in the database engine used to aid in the searching for and sorting of data. Indexes are vital to the database engine returning results quickly. As data is modified in the underlying tables that the indexes operate on,...
Tags: Fragmentation, Microsoft SQL Server, Statement, Index, Microsoft SQL Server 2005, Table, ALTER INDEX Statement, ONLINE, ONLINE Option, Tim, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Tim Chapman
Blog posts 2007-12-10
do multiple defrag damage hard drive over time?
Im building computers for family and myself for a while. Usually when a PC slowdown. I recommend to average user to try first check for virus, spyware.... clean up thier crap and then to defrag thier hard drives.On my own computers i do run a defrag every 5-6 months to...
Tags: simon.belanger@..., hard drive, fragmentation, disk, computer
Discussion threads 2007-11-08
Windows Vista improves disk performance
Microsoft is packing Windows Vista with all sorts of newperformance enhancement features. However, it has finally improved one of theold performance enhancement features--Disk Defragmenter. Let's take a closer look.The story of disk fragmentationAs a seasoned IT professional, you know that diskfragmentation is a normal occurrence that happens over time as...
Tags: available cluster, cluster, disk, Disk Defragmenter, fragmentation, Greg Shultz, hard drive, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, performance
Technical articles 2006-04-27
dbcc logical scan
I have a database on sql server 2000 sp4. Not long ago I had something wrong with my transaction log and the DB went into "suspect mode". Microsoft showed me basically how to destroy the transaction log and rebuild it. I didnt loose any data, everything had already been commited....
Tags: Databases, fragmentation, Avg
Discussion threads 2005-12-29
Tweak Windows XP for optimum performance
Tweak Windows XP for optimum performancearticle rootMoving page file to a secondary IDE slave hard drive?Although moving the page file to an old, unused second hard drive sounds like an easy way to improve performance, without some hard numbers, I am skeptical about any performance advantage. Adding an older, slower...
Tags: disk, EIDE, fragmentation, hard drive, IDE, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, page file, paging, performance, rvk@...
Discussion threads 2004-10-11
Get IT Done: Rev up those drives with either Diskeeper 6.0 or Windows 2000 Disk Defragmenter
Read this overview of disk fragmentation and then learn how to use both Diskeeper 6.0 and Windows 2000 Disk Defragmentor.Even though workstation administration is a never-ending task for support technicians, you can find software out there that will reduce the amount of time you spend doing monotonous tasks such as...
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Steven Pittsley CNE, File Fragmentation, Microsoft Windows 2000, disk defragmenter, defragmenter, Get IT Done, disk, fragmentation, Master File Table, Diskeeper Corp.
Technical articles 2001-11-14
Configure IT Quick: Five ways to make Windows 2000 fly
Tackle the performance bottlenecks in Windows 2000 that affect your business in big ways.Jerry HoneycuttWindows 2000's out-of-the-box performance definitely exceeds its predecessors'. It’s far better than Windows 98 and a bit better than Windows NT 4.0. Not only does Windows 2000 rack up better benchmark scores, it's also a lot...
Tags: Performance management, Operating systems, information technology, CNET, Microsoft Windows NT, disk, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows, performance, fragmentation
Technical articles 2001-08-15
Why should you worry about datagram fragmentation?
If your firewall appears to be swamped, the problem may be datagram fragmentation. Find out more in this latest Locksmith article.Packet filtering seems simple enough on the surface, but unless you understand what is happening inside the router or firewall, you may miss a gigantic hole in your perimeter defenses....
Tags: Routers & switches, Firewalls, Network technology, NETWORKING, SECURITY, John McCormick, Packet Filtering, IP, fragment, datagram fragmentation, fragmentation, router
Technical articles 2000-11-16
Fragmentation and Encryption to Enforce Privacy in Data Storage
Privacy requirements have an increasing impact on the realization of modern applications. Technical considerations and many significant commercial and legal regulations demand today that privacy guarantees be provided whenever sensitive information is stored, processed, or communicated to external parties. It is therefore crucial to design solutions able to respond to...
Tags: Data Storage, Fragmentation, Storage, Privacy, Springer Science+Business Media, Encryption, Security
White papers 2008-12-12
O&O Defrag Server Edition 11.5 build 4065 (Windows)
The award-winning defragmentation program, O&O Defrag 11, optimizes hard disks and merges data fragments twice as quickly as the previous version. Thanks to its new background monitoring, O&O Defrag 11 is now able to prevent fragmentation from occurring at its earliest stages. Newly added and modified files are analyzed and...
Tags: Hard Drive, Fragmentation, Server, Microsoft Windows, Defragmentation, O&O Software, File Status View
Software downloads 2009-03-12
The Impact of Disk Fragmentation on Servers
"Every application that touches the hard drive will benefit from a good tool that defragments and manages the files on your servers." And now here's the proof! Through a series of precise performance test results, you'll discover the surprising difference defragmentation makes in key areas of server operation such as...
Tags: Disk, Fragmentation, Diskeeper Corp., Servers, Hardware
White papers 2009-04-15
HDD Observer 3.2 (Windows)
Can detect a lot of hard drives troubles and give a solution for them: Monitor hard drives health, performance, temperature, activity and show them in a system tray icon; Check file system fragmentation and registry fragmentation; Defragment and cleran file system and registry; Low memory usage.Version 3.2 improves disk defragmenter....
Tags: Hard Drive, Fragmentation, File System, Microsoft Windows, Daoisoft
Software downloads 2009-06-09
Identifying Common Reliability/Stability Problems Caused by File Fragmentation
Sure, disk fragmentation affects system performance—but do you know why and how? As the author of Diskeeper®, the Number One Automatic Defragmenter™, Diskeeper Corporation has spent countless hours researching the causes and consequences of disk fragmentation. This white paper is a concise outline that shows the specific problems that can...
Tags: Disk, Fragmentation, Diskeeper Corp., Disk Fragmentation
White papers 2006-03-01
Lacelevel2 (Fragmentation Level) 3.18 (Windows)
Disklace's Lacelevel2 gives you the ability to precisely plan the defragmentation of your drives before they are fragmented too much and cause your computer to start performing poorly. Current defrag solutions do not effectively repair heavy fragmentation, and that is why it is crucial to defrag when fragmentation level is...
Tags: Fragmentation, Microsoft Windows, Defragmentation, Disklace Software, Disklace
Software downloads 2007-09-11
Lacelevel2 3.18 (Windows)
Disk fragmentation causes performance degradation, which in most cases is the direct reason for computers upgrade ahead of time. Unfortunately, fragmentation was never measured until now in units that may help the user to decide what to do. Lacelevel2 measures the fragmentation level of a disk in unique number, regardless...
Tags: Disk, Fragmentation, Microsoft Windows, Disklace, Lacelevel2
Software downloads 2007-08-16
The Shortcut Guide to Managing Disk Fragmentation
Fragmentation results in significant money and time drain on IT resources. The Shortcut Guide to Managing Disk Fragmentation helps IT professionals, analysts, and engineers understand the benefit of an automatic hands free disk defragmentation strategy across the enterprise. This in-depth independent study covers disk architecture, examines how the pervasive problem...
Tags: Disk, Fragmentation, Defragmentation
White papers 2008-09-05
Does fragmentation affect SANs, NAS, and RAID?
The perception that fragmentation does not affect SANs, NAS, and RAID is incorrect. Disk arrays improve I/O performance, but they aren't invulnerable to fragmentation. This white paper explains the relationship between the logical disk with which the operating system interacts and the physical drive array, and shows why arrays are...
Tags: NAS, Fragmentation, SAN, Network-Attached Storage (NAS), RAID, Storage, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Storage Management, Hardware
White papers 2007-09-18
The ROI of Defragmenting the Windows Enterprise
Why is defragmentation so important? This paper covers disk fragmentation, the problems it creates, and how that translates to lost time and productivity on a massive scale. IDC conducted lab tests to find the actual performance and productivity losses caused by fragmentation and analyzed the costs vs. ROI for different...
Tags: Fragmentation, ROI, Microsoft Windows, Diskeeper Corp., Defragmentation, Roi/Tco, Finance, Managerial Accounting
White papers 2003-04-01
The Impact of Disk Fragmentation
This white paper discloses how disk fragmentation slows web surfing. The paper, written for Windows IT Professional Magazine by monitoring and security software expert Joe Kinsella, reveals that fragmentation can have a severe impact -- tripling web browsing times! The paper also reveals the massive performance impact of fragmentation on...
Tags: Disk, Fragmentation, Diskeeper Corp., Security
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