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Gary Zaika

Gary Zaika is a delivery architect for Microsoft Consulting Services in New York. He holds a PhD in mathematics and is an MCDBA and MCSD. He has worked with SQL Server for almost 14 years.
Email: garyzaik@microsoft.com

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Quick Data Synchronization Using Table Partitioning and SSIS

By Zaika, Gary, 09/19/2011

Synchronizing massive amounts of data between heterogeneous environments can be painfully slow if SQL Server doesn’t provide a replication publisher. You can significantly reduce ...

Build a Policy-Based Management System for SQL Server 2008

By Gary Zaika, 12/17/2009

Deal with the limitations of SQL Server 2008’s built-in policies by creating a table-driven solution that lets you insert policy exceptions and regulate policy execution.

Partitioning a Table that Contains Future Dates

By Gary Zaika, 10/28/2008

If you have a large table with future dates in it, you can use the method described here to partition it.

Solving Merge Replication Performance Problems

By Gary Zaika, 07/20/2006

Pointing LAN and mobile users to different instances of an application database on different servers helped one organization improve performance for LAN users without major ...

Merge Replication in the Real World

By Gary Zaika, 07/19/2005

If you're looking for an easy-to-use solution for your organization's high-availability and disaster-recovery needs, this real-world example can help you decide whether merge ...

Steps for Configuring Publications

By Gary Zaika, 07/19/2005

Use these steps to configure publications for merge replication.

Synchronizing on Demand

By Gary Zaika, 10/19/2004

Transactional replication helps maintain data availability, but if data becomes unsynchronized, you might not be able to quickly synchronize by using conventional techniques. You ...

Handling Referential Integrity

By Gary Zaika, 10/19/2004

If you have tables that are related to each other with foreign key constraints, running forced replication might disrupt the referential integrity of Subscribers. You can avoid ...

Creating a DTS Package to Run Forced Replication

By Gary Zaika, 10/19/2004

If you're using forced replication to synchronize a large number of tables, you can create a DTS package to run the replication process.

Additional Facts About Configuring Transactional Replication

By Gary Zaika, 10/19/2004

Many DBAs don't know how rich a tool they have in transactional replication. Here are some of the options you can use when setting up replication.

7 Steps to SSL Encryption

By Gary Zaika, 11/26/2002

Information about setting up server-requested SSL encryption in a clustered SQL Server environment is hard to come by. But these clear steps pave the way to a straightforward ...

CA Basics

By Gary Zaika, 11/26/2002

To enable SSL encryption on your system, your server and clients must have a digital certificate from a Certificate Authority (CA). Here is some basic information you should know ...