SQL Server Restore Database Options and Examples
In this article we look at different SQL Server backup types and schedules and the steps to take to properly restore a database.
2021-07-12
Articles
How to Restore a Snapshot in AWS RDS with the Same Name?
The demand for increasingly scalable, capable, and inexpensive database, backup, and recovery solutions has never been higher than it is now, as digital transformation reaches its pinnacle. Restoring is the process of recovering data from a backup and applying logged transactions to the data. Backups are used to restore data. Restoring returns the backup file […]
2021-07-09
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SQL Server and hyperconvergence
To be efficient and save money, many organizations are looking at hyperconverged infrastructures for SQL Server. In this article, Robert Sheldon explains what to consider for SQL Server and hyperconvergence.
2021-07-09
The key to great database CI is disposable databases
Redgate engineer Matthew Flatt talks about the challenges of database Continuous Integration and what you need to do to become great.
2021-07-09
More on Column Choice and Order for Multi-column Non-Clustered Indexes
In the last year I’ve published articles on indexes to include Indexes: When Column Selectivity Is Not Always A Requirement – SQLServerCentral and Query Optimizer Suggests Wrong Index and Query Plan -- Why? – SQLServerCentral. This article is a continuation of just how the optimizer interacts with the index wizard. We’ve all heard and read […]
2021-07-07
3,736 reads
But we've always done it this way?
This statement can be the biggest hurdle in changing software development and deployment processes. So, the question comes up pretty frequently: How do you overcome it? Grant Fritchey explores techniques to understand and coach others towards change.
2021-07-07
Embed Power BI in Jupyter Notebooks
Power BI and Jupyter Notebooks are popular tools, but you may have never thought about using them together. Dennes Torres demonstrates how to do that and also asks why.
2021-07-07
Mapping Data Flows in Azure Data Factory
This article helps to create a data flow in Azure Data Factory, add conditional split logic to the flow, and transfer data from a file to an Azure SQL Database.
2021-07-05 (first published: 2021-06-04)
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Testing Flyway Migrations Using Transactions
When you are using Flyway, how can you test your database migration script first to make sure it works exactly as you intended before you let Flyway execute it?
2021-07-05
What does SET NOCOUNT ON do?
When you’re working with T-SQL, you’ll often see SET NOCOUNT ON at the beginning of stored procedures and triggers. What SET NCOUNT ON does is prevent the “1 row affected” messages from being returned for every operation. Read Brent's blog to see him demo it by writing a stored procedure in the Stack Overflow database.
2021-07-05
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Question of the Day
Identities and Sequences IV
When thinking about the identity property and sequence objects, which of these can be used with numeric and decimal data types?
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