Backup and Restore Strategies in SQL Server – Part 2
In this article of the series Arshad Ali discusses different types of restore processes and backup and restore scenarios.
2014-11-07
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Articles
Is Database Mirroring Causing The Transaction Log To Fill Up
In this article, I describe some steps a DBA can take to check for mirroring on SQL Server, give a status of the mirroring state and some options for resolving any problems with the transaction log that might be caused by Database Mirroring.
2014-11-06
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Free SQL in the City Seminar Washington DC – Dec 5, 2014
SQL Server MVP Grant Fritchey and Steve Jones will present the Stairway to Continuous Delivery in Washington DC again this December. Learn how to build an efficient development and deployment process for your organization. Register for this free event.
2014-11-06
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Stop Relying on Cloud File Stores as a Backup Strategy
There is a growing assumption that Cloud file-storage services represent an ideal way of backing up files. It seems a compelling idea because it is so easy and seems secure. The truth is, as always, more complicated. There is more to any backup strategy than just cloud storage.
2014-11-06
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2014-11-05
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SSRS - Report for Stored Procedure with Parameters
You receive a request from an analyst for a report to be built from a procedure they wrote. It will require parameters based on values currently in the database and ones that allow free-typing. This article will provide a basic walk-through on handling this type of request.
2014-11-04
60,050 reads
Getting Data Into and Out of PowerShell Objects
You can execute PowerShell code that creates the data of an object, but there is no cmdlet to generate the 'object notation' code from an existing PowerShell object; until now, that is. Phil Factor also produces a ConvertTo-YAML function and explains how they both work, with illustrative code.
2014-11-04
9,369 reads
Red Gate Software to unveil Database Lifecycle Management at PASS Summit
PASS attendees will get the chance to learn about Database Lifecycle Management (DLM) straight from its chief proponent: Red Gate Software, the database and .NET tooling company.
2014-11-03
186 reads
Format Durations in SQL Server Analysis Services
I have a fact table in my data warehouse that tracks durations of certain events as the total number of seconds that have passed. When users browse the cube, I’d like to show these durations formatted as time using the hh:mm:ss format. How can I do this in Analysis Services (SSAS)? - Koen Verbeeck responds.
2014-11-03
7,093 reads
Does NoSQL = NoDBA?
There’s a joke doing the rounds at SQL conferences and seminars: three DBAs walk into a NoSQL bar and leave when they can’t find a table. You may have heard it before, but it made Matt Hilbert sit down and ponder. What’s happening? Is there a division opening up between the newly fashionable NoSQL followers and DBAs? Matt enters the world of NoSQL to investigate.
2014-10-30
11,568 reads
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