Performance Data Gathering
As a DBA, one of the things I struggled with was gathering all my important system information in one place,...
2009-10-09
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Allen White
- Interests: Running, Theatre, Flying, SQL Server
[Tagged] Anatomy of a Geek
I got tagged by my buddy Michael Coles, aka Sergeant SQL to talk about how I "became" a geek. (I...
2009-10-05
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ADO.NET in PowerShell
I've had to rework some logic for gathering database information in my serverstatus.ps1 script, because SMO doesn't exactly do things...
2009-09-22
741 reads
Browse and Script
One of the cool features of the SQL Server PowerShell snapins is the the ability to browse SQL Server as...
2009-09-16
428 reads
Use the Best Tool for the Task - Part 2
Yesterday I posted about how Transact-SQL was better suited than SMO for gathering details about database files for a database...
2009-09-03
392 reads
Use the Best Tool for the Task
Last February I wrote an article for Simple-Talk called Let PowerShell do an Inventory of your Servers . This script was...
2009-09-02
358 reads
24 Hours of PASS Tonight
For those of you who may have missed it, the 24 Hours of PASS conference starts tonight at 8pm EDT!...
2009-09-01
424 reads
A Couple of Invoke-SQLCMD Issues
In working on a PowerShell script to load data into SQL Server, I decided to use the Invoke-SQLCMD cmdlet included...
2009-08-14
623 reads
User Group Presentation: Essential Database Management - Top Ten Recommendations
In the August 13th 2009 meeting of the Ohio North SQL Server Users Group (ONSSUG), Paul Randal and his wife...
2009-08-07
328 reads
The Basic Truths about Data
In reviewing database development best practices recently I'm reminded of an attitude I've found prevalent in many development shops, that...
2009-08-03
396 reads
Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #196: Taking Risks
By Steve Jones
This month we have a new host, James Serra. I’ve been trying to find...
The First Steps: Understanding the Basics of FinOps
By HeyMo0sh
As a DevOps professional, I’ve seen firsthand how cloud costs can quickly spiral out...
Monday Monitor Tips: AI Query Analysis
By Steve Jones
AI is everywhere. It’s in the news, it’s being added to every product, management...
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Not Just an Upgrade
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Question of the Day
Restoring On Top I
I am doing development work on a database and want to keep a backup so I can reset my database. I make some changes and want to restore over top of my changes. When I run this code, what happens?
USE Master BACKUP DATABASE DNRTest TO DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' GO USE DNRTest GO CREATE TABLE MyTest(myid INT) GO USE master RESTORE DATABASE DNRTest FROM DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' WITH REPLACESee possible answers