How to recover a suspect msdb database in SQL Server
A SQL Server MSDB database is flagged as "suspect"... what can you do? John Grover has some suggestions
2014-04-03
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Articles
DEVintersection: Developers, ITHeros, Industry-experts Intersect Here!
Intersect with your favorite Microsoft experts in Orlando, Florida April 13-16, 2014 at this year’s most exciting tech conference: DEVintersection.com. Register with the discount code "RedSimple" for $50 off your registration.
2014-04-02
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The Girl with the Backup Tattoo
The DBA Team are back, ready to save another DBA. In this episode, a rogue DBA sabotages the backups, can Robyn Page, Steve Jones, Grant Fritchey, and Phil Factor find the solution? Save the backups...save the business.
2014-04-02
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Limited Time Offer: Licensing by Scale for SQL Server
With the release of SQL Server 2014, the licensing options have changed slightly. Read on to discover how you might choose to change your licensing in the future.
2014-04-01
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Native C# in Stored Procedures
A new enhancement in SQL Server 2014 allows you to directly enter C# code in your stored procedures.
2014-04-01
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SQL Server 2014 Has Been Released
Today is the first day of general availability for SQL Server 2014.
2014-04-01
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SQL Server 2014 New Defaults
SQL Server 2014 is being released and a change in the defaults will ensure that more instances will run smoother.
2014-04-01
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Database Master Key Error After Database Restore
When restoring a database to another server, you may get a master key error if using symmetric keys
2014-03-31
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David McCandless Keynoting at PASS Business Analytics Conference 2014
Bringing together business analysts, data scientists, and business intelligence and IT pros, the PASS BA Conference will feature 65+ best-practices, how-to, and strategy sessions by top BA/BI experts. Keynoting this year is Information Is Beautiful author David McCandless.
2014-03-31
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Applying The Scientific Method to SQL Server Performance Tuning
A relational database is a complex machine that is asked to deal with intricate problems. When things go wrong, it usually takes knowledge, deduction and a systematic approach to track down the root core of problems and to determine the best fix, Joshua Feierman illustrates how this can be done.
2014-03-31
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Blogs
Learning from Mistakes: T-SQL Tuesday #194
By Steve Jones
We’re a week late, once again my fault. I was still coming out of...
Stupid Things I Did With AI: ASCII Art
By Steve Jones
I ran across this article recently (https://www.gatesnotes.com/meet-bill/source-code/reader/microsoft-original-source-code) and it has a great opening piece...
Simple Talks Podcasting in 2026
By Steve Jones
I’m in the UK today, having arrived this morning in London. Hopefully, by this...
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Adding and Dropping Columns I
I have this table in my SQL Server 2022 database:
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[CityList] ( [CityNameID] [int] NOT NULL IDENTITY(1, 1), [CityName] [varchar] (30) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL ) ON [PRIMARY] GOI decide to add two new columns for the StateProvince and Country. What code should I use? See possible answers