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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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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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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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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Follow the guidance of your DBA, but remember, he or she is from another land.
2013-12-09
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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 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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2013-12-06 (first published: 2008-10-16)
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A critical part of any DBA's role is implementing the systems that will improve in the long term their organization's guardianship, use and understanding of its data. Too often, however, this gets lost in the fog of immediate and urgent tasks. Gareth Marlow explains why he believes Cloud services will play an increasingly prominent role in helping DBAs achieve their strategic goals.
2013-12-06
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A look at Partitioned Views, their advantages, disadvantages backed up by examples and statistics.
2013-12-05
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Materialized lake views (MLVs) in Microsoft Fabric are an effective way to implement medallion...
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I don’t have SQL Server installed on my laptop. In an effort to keep...
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