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How to move MDF/NDF for a Replicated Database Chris Skorlinski Microsoft SQL Server Escalation Services Here is another customer question about Replication I thought worth sharing. I am using SQL Server 2008 64 bits. I have to change the location of the...

Adding node to SQL 2008 cluster does not require SQL restart. Chris Skorlinski SQL Server Escalation Services We had this question about SQL 2008 virtual cluster.  Question:  Is it possible to add node in existing SQL Server 2008 or 2008 R2...

Unexplained Latency in the Distribution Agent using Named Pipe Chris Skorlinski Microsoft SQL Server Escalation Services. Just wanted to give a heads up about a SQL Replication Distribution Agent Latency problem we observed today.  The Distribution...

  Welcome to Camp GeekaLot Camp for SQL DBAs to Share Tips and Practices Chris Skorlinski Microsoft SQL Server Escalation Services I recently hosted a SQL DBA best practices discussion with the Charlotte SQL Server Users Group.  It was a lot...

ORA-01830: date format picture ends before converting entire input string Chris Skorlinski Microsoft SQL Server Escalation Services Microsoft SQL Server has the ability to REPLICATE data changes to Oracle.  We see more and more customers migrating...

How to cleanup Replication Bits Chris Skorlinski Microsoft SQL Server Escalation Services For SQL 2005 and SQL 2008 the sp_removedbreplication stored procedure works great for removing the SQL Replication bits from a database.  SQL 2000 has an older...