Restore Transaction Logs for Point in Time Recovery
This article shows how a database can be restored to achieve point in time recovery
2008-11-12
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Additional Articles
Using Windows PowerShell to get SQL Server connection information
Part 8 of our discussion on how to check SQL Server using Windows PowerShell examines how to get the SQL Server connection information.
2008-11-12
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Reports for SQL Server 2008 System Data Collections
With SQL Server 2008's new Data Collection feature and the Management Data Warehouse (MDW), came three system Data Collection sets. This article covers the different data collection standard reports that have been provided to display information related to the statistics collected by the system data collections.
2008-11-11
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Using the FORFILES Command to Delete SQL Server Backups
Is there a way I can automate a file deletion process from within SQL Server?
2008-11-11
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CDC and Data Warehouse
The following article shows how Change Data Capture can be used to capture incremental data changes and use them in an ETL Process
2008-11-10
3,814 reads
Reviewing SQL Server Permissions
Permissions on data are one of the most critical aspects of database administration.
2008-11-10
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Auto generate restore scripts after each backup completes
There are a lot of scripts out there that will allow you to use the msdb to auto-generate restore scripts, but what if you cannot access the msdb database. What is the easiest way to make sure I have the proper restore scripts on hand without relying on the msdb database?
2008-11-07
3,562 reads
Migrating DTS Packages to Integration Services
In this whitepaper, you will see the benefits of migrating your SQL Server 2000 Data Transformation Services (DTS) packages to Integration Services by using two proven methods. You will also see how you can run and manage your current DTS packages inside of the SQL Server 2005 and 2008 management tools.
2008-11-07
5,110 reads
Exploring SQL 2005’s Ranking Functions – NTILE() and ROW_NUMBER()
Part 20 of the "SqlCredit – Developing a Complete SQL Server OLTP Database Project" examines SQL 2005’s NTILE() and ROW_NUMBER() Ranking Functions.
2008-11-06
4,328 reads
Operations Manager: A Big Tinker Set
To illustrate the great possibilities of Systems Center Operations Manager 2007, Thomas shows how to create a Custom Monitor for SQL Agent Jobs, and concludes that Operations Manager is nothing more than a big tinker set.
2008-11-06
2,392 reads
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Upgrading Admin Queries
I have a query from a former DBA that we run on SQL Server 2025 to check on database metadata. This query references sys.sysaltfiles. I want to refactor this code to be more modern. Which DMV should I reference instead?
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