Comparing Two Recordsets Using Powershell
How can you quickly and easily compare recordsets from different instances? This article will show you a quick way to do this with PowerShell.
2012-07-13
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Articles
SQL Server 2012 Database Recovery Advisor: Simplified Point in Time Recovery
The aim of the new Database Recovery Advisor in SQL Server 2012 is to simplify the task of piecing together a recovery sequence from multiple backup files, comprising full, differential, and log backups. In this article, I'll demonstrate how the tool makes it easier to plan for, and perform, a point in time recovery from a series of backups, in order to recover data that may have been lost due to an application bug, or user error.
2012-07-13
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File Watcher Task
The task will detect changes to existing files as well as new files, both actions will cause the file to be found when available. A file is available when the task can open it exclusively. This is important for files that take a long time to be written, such as large files, or those that are just written slowly or delivered via a slow network link.
2012-07-13
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SQL Triggers in a Security Context
This article will show you how to use user-defined triggers to supplement your security policies, preventing unauthorised data manipulation and blocking unfriendly logins.
2012-07-12
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Do you work with data to support organizational decisions?
Are you a database or BI expert supporting decisions in your company with reports or models using Microsoft tools? We want to hear how you do this and what you think of the trend towards 'self-service' analysis for business users. Share your experiences in a short survey.
2012-07-12
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The PoSh DBA - The Attributes of Advanced Functions
Once you pass that point of just hurriedly writing PowerShell scripts for immediate use and start to write PowerShell functions for reuse, then you'll want a robust set of parameters that allow functions to work just like cmdlets.
2012-07-12
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Is it time to move from SQL Azure to Amazon RDS SQL Server?
Amazon RDS SQL Server is the new kid on the block. Is it better than SQL Azure?
2012-07-11
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SQL Server Report Server 2008 R2 Execution Log Reports
As you design and deploy more and more reports to your Report Server, how do you review which reports are being run, how often, and how long the reports take to render?
2012-07-11
4,110 reads
SQL Server Central Webinar Series #20: Using SQL Storage Compress in the Real World
Join us on July 10 at 4:00pm GMT/11:00am EDT for an in-depth look at SQL Storage Compress and learn how you can shrink the storage needs for your databases.
2012-07-10 (first published: 2012-06-26)
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Troubleshooting SQL Server with PowerShell - Virtual Chapter Meeting
Come join Laerte Junior on Wednesday ,July 18th 12 noon EDT (GMT -4), for a virtual meeting on Powershell and
2012-07-10
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Unraveling the Mysteries of the Ephemeral Model: The Fabric Modern Data Platform
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QUOTENAME Behavior
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QUOTENAME Behavior
I use QUOTENAME() like this in code?
DECLARE @s VARCHAR(20) = 'Steve Jones' SELECT QUOTENAME(@s, '>')What is returned? See possible answers