Caution about Restoring via SSMS v17
A default value has changed in the SSMS v7 restore wizard, and the consequences can be severe.
2018-11-06
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Warren Campbell
Automated Rapid Recovery during Database Code Releases using Snapshots
Leveraging snapshots across multiple databases simultaneously to allow for quick rollback in case of a problem deploying code
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Automating Daily Checks with Powershell
Using Powershell to create color coded backup reports for all servers in your environment.
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Automatically Scripting Out Permissions for Cross Environment Restores
This article from Warren Campbell shows a process to recreate permissions in development environments after restoring a database from a production instance.
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Lots of FKs
In SQL Server 2025, what are the most outgoing and incoming FK references a table can have?
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