SQL Saturday #274 - Slovenia
SQL Saturday is coming to Slovenia on December 21, 2013. This is a free all-day training and networking event for SQL Server professionals.
2013-12-13
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Articles
Cambridge, UK - SQL in the City Seminar - Deployment Stairway
Grant Fritchey, SQL Server MVP will be hosting a free seminar in Cambridge on January 10 2014. Join fellow database professionals to learn tips and best practices for SQL Server version control, continuous integration and deployment.
2013-12-12
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How to find user who ran DROP or DELETE statements on your SQL Server Objects
Someone has dropped a table from your database and you want to track who did it. Or someone has deleted some data from a table, but no one will say who did. In this tip, we will look at how you can use the transaction log to track down some of this information.
2013-12-12
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SQL Server 2012 AlwaysOn High Availability and Disaster Recovery Design Patterns
SQL Server 2012 AlwaysOn provides flexible design choices for selecting an appropriate high availability and disaster recovery solution for your application. This article looks at the common design patterns.
2013-12-11
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Forum Etiquette: How to post data/code on a forum to get the best help
Get correct answers to your SQL forum questions faster by making it easier to load your sample data and read your code.
2013-12-10 (first published: 2007-11-27)
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New SQL Monitor Custom Metric: Default TCP Port
This metric checks whether your SQL Server installation is using the default TCP port. It’s widely known that SQL Server 2005 and 2008 listen on TCP port 1433. Keeping this default gives hackers a potential way of attacking your server.
2013-12-10
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PowerShell Data Basics: File-Based Data
One of the frustrations of anyone beginning with PowerShell is the simple task of getting data in and out. To help out with this, Michael Sorens begins a series that shows you how to import data from most of the common file formats and sources. He also shows how to export data in a range of formats.
2013-12-10
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A few reflections on RBAR by a weary application developer
Follow the guidance of your DBA, but remember, he or she is from another land.
2013-12-09
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Nominations open for the 2013 Tribal Awards
SQLServerCentral and Simple-Talk are co-hosting the Tribal Awards. Nominations open today for each of the 11 categories which recognize technical excellence, willingness to help the wider community, and exceptional SQL Karaoke skills.
2013-12-09
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SQL Server Database Backup and Restore with Windows Azure Blob Storage Cloud Services using T-SQL Commands
SQL Server 2012 introduces a new feature to issues backups on the Windows Azure Blob Storage service directly and restore from there when needed. But how does it work and how to get started using T-SQL commands for backup and restore operation?
2013-12-09
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Blogs
Webinar: Navigating the Database Landscape in 2026
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What's the Date?
In SQL Server 2025, there is a new function that returns the current date without the time. What is it?
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