The T-SQL DBCC, acronym for “Database Console Command”, is a command that performs several types of tasks. These tasks are mainly of the validation and maintenance type. Some of the...
2022-06-16
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When a database gets corrupted or failure occurs, before restoring the database from the backups you've created, it is recommended to create a tail-log backup of the records that...
2022-02-16 (first published: 2022-02-07)
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In the event of a disaster leading to database unavailability, restoring backups is the first step to ensure business continuity. However, situations may arise when attempts to restore the...
2021-12-06 (first published: 2021-11-25)
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The Recovery Point Objective (RPO) and Recovery Time Objective (RTO) are basic concepts related to the information to be recovered and the time that it will take to recover....
2021-10-06 (first published: 2021-09-24)
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The Recovery Point Objective (RPO) and Recovery Time Objective (RTO) are basic concepts related to the information to be recovered and the time that it will take to recover....
2021-09-24
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Running DBCC CHECKDB or DBCC CHECKTABLE on a database may report error 8961. Such a situation could occur while changing the data type of a table column from “ntext...
2021-07-19 (first published: 2021-07-08)
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Running DBCC CHECKDB or DBCC CHECKTABLE on a database may report error 8961. Such a situation could occur while changing the data type of a table column from “ntext...
2021-07-08
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As a SQL database administrator, it’s your responsibility to maintain and secure the databases. However, you may still experience database corruption. If not handled correctly and on time, you...
2021-05-24
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As a SQL database administrator, it’s your responsibility to maintain and secure the databases. However, you may still experience database corruption. If not handled correctly and on time, you...
2021-05-24
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As a SQL database administrator, I am responsible for maintaining our organization's SQL Server and databases. But despite implementing best database maintenance practices, including backups and performing DBCC CHECKDB...
2021-03-11 (first published: 2021-03-08)
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2025 exposed a growing gap between AI ambition and operational reality. As budgets tightened...
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If I create a multiple column Primary Key constraint, what is the most number of bytes I can include in the constraint?
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