Wouldn't it be great if your HR folks only had to put in HR-SQL.mydomain.com for the database connection in their reports? They wouldn't have to remember it was on server Nile and they certainly wouldn't have to change their reports if you migrated their database from the Nile server to the server named Danube. In DNS there are two easy ways to do this.
2012-04-04
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This article describes the use and advantages of the throw statement.
2012-04-03
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When you need to restore but aren't 100% sure about the contents of your backup files, what do you do? Head to the headers. Grant Fritchey explains how to find the useful bits in these huge stores of information and make sure you restore the right files.
2012-04-03
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Come to a free day of SQL Server training in Bogota, Columbia on Apr 14, 2012.
2012-04-03
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A free day of training comes to Rio de Janeiro on Apr 14, 2012. Sign up today to learn more about SQL Server.
2012-04-03
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In this article we’re going to look at instant file initialization. What it is, why it’s cool and how you can use it in your environments.
2012-04-02
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The challenge is to find the Islands(gaps) in sequential dates. You need to write a query to identify continuous intervals from the start date and end date.
2012-04-02
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One of the great features with SQL Replication is the ability to initialize a subscription from backup instead of from a snapshot. The official use for this is to take a database backup and restore it to a subscriber then replicate any additional changes to the backup.
2012-04-02
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A free day of training in Costa Rica on Apr 14, 2012. If you are near San Jose, sign up today.
2012-04-02
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Free days of training in Australia during the spring of 2012. Apr 12 in Brisbane, Apr 14 in Wellinton, Apr 19 in Canberra, Apr 21 in Sydney, Apr 24 in Adelaide, and Apr 28 in Perth.
2012-04-02 (first published: 2012-03-19)
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By Steve Jones
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In SQL Server 2025, there is a new function that returns the current date without the time. What is it?
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