Kilt Day
A week from now will be Kilt Day at the PASS Summit. It’s probably way too late to order a...
2010-11-03
668 reads
Grant Fritchey
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SQLServerPedia Award Votes
This is just another reminder to please vote for my blog post on using PowerShell Remoting with SQL Server. It’s...
2010-11-03
575 reads
TSQL Tuesday: Why Are DBA Skills Necessary
Quote: “Database stuff, all this programming stuff, is easy. Anyone can do it. That’s why everyone in the company has sa...
2010-11-02
1,110 reads
More Voting
As if the US Election and SQL Rally voting were not enough (and have you voted yet for the SQL...
2010-11-01
639 reads
SQLServerPedia Awards
Right, I said I wouldn’t compete, but I can’t help pointing out that I’m pretty proud of this particular blog...
2010-11-01
642 reads
Get Out The Vote
It’s actually kind of cool that SQL Rally voting for the pre-conference seminars and voting in the real(ish) world in the USA are coinciding. I’m in the running for the pre-con AND I’m volunteering for an actual election campaign for the first time ever.
2010-11-01
1,038 reads
Get Out The Vote
It’s actually kind of cool that SQL Rally voting for the pre-conference seminars and voting in the real(ish) world in...
2010-10-31
1,667 reads
Scary DBA Halloween Special
Not so much my special as SQL Saturday #59's Special. These guys in NYC are pulling out all the stops....
2010-10-29
1,383 reads
PASS Summit Blogging
During the PASS Summit I have again been given the opportunity to keep my laptop plugged in… as long as...
2010-10-28
765 reads
SQL Rally: Performance Tuning Abstract
I get the call, you get the call, everyone gets the call. “Hey, my app/procedure/query/report is running slow.” Now what...
2010-10-28
706 reads
Blogs
Building the Team: Roles and Responsibilities in FinOps
By HeyMo0sh
In my experience, FinOps success has never been just about tools or dashboards. It...
Tooling for Success: The Best FinOps Tools and Technologies
By HeyMo0sh
As a DevOps person, I know that to make FinOps successful, you need more...
From Planning to Practice: Setting Up Your FinOps Framework
By HeyMo0sh
As someone who works in DevOps, I’m always focused on creating systems that are...
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Restoring On Top II
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SQL Art 2: St Patrick’s Day in SSMS (Shamrock + Pint + Pixel Text)
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Breaking Down Your Work
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Question of the Day
Restoring On Top II
I have a database, DNRTest, that has a number of tables and other objects in it. The other day, I was trying to mock up a test and ran this code on the same server:
-- run yesterday CREATE DATABASE DNRTest2 GO USE DNRTest2 GO CREATE TABLE NewTable (id INT) GOToday, I realize that I need a copy of DNRTest for another mockup, and I run this:
-- run today USE Master BACKUP DATABASE DNRTest TO DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' GO RESTORE DATABASE DNRTest2 FROM DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' WITH REPLACEWhat happens? See possible answers