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SQL Database Administrator/Developer. Background in developing OLTP/document based databases, SQLXML and performance tuning with an unhealthy fascination for the SQL query optimiser!

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I have been developing software from my early teens and stayed with technology after leaving school. Initially focussing on software development, networking and IT support type roles, I found...

2017-05-03

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Moved blog to Ghost

Another year, another blog update lol!... Last year I remember doing a significant version upgrade for my self-hosted Orchard CMS...

2017-04-12

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Moved blog to Ghost

Another year, another blog update lol!… Last year I remember doing a significant version upgrade for my self-hosted Orchard CMS software on the DiscountASP hosting platform and it all...

2017-04-12

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Building the Team: Roles and Responsibilities in FinOps

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Tooling for Success: The Best FinOps Tools and Technologies

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From Planning to Practice: Setting Up Your FinOps Framework

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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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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)
GO
Today, 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 REPLACE
What happens?

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