Updatable Subscriptions Deprecated in SQL Server 2012
After spending some time looking at SQL Server 2012 CTP3, it appears as if Transactional Publication with Updatable Subscriptions will...
2011-10-29
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Updatable Subscriptions Removed in SQL Server 2012
After spending some time looking at SQL Server 2012 CTP3, it appears as if Transactional Publication with Updatable Subscriptions will...
2011-10-29
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SQL Saturday #92 Lunch: Bend Area Gathering
There's nothing more I love than free food and SQL Server, no joke. I take my free food and SQL...
2011-09-14
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Replication Agent Logging
To troubleshoot replication agent failures, replication agent profiles can be configured to output verbose agent logs to a text file. ...
2011-08-24
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Applying a Snapshot -AltSnapshotFolder Parameter
Did you know a snapshot can be applied using the Distribution and Merge Agent –AltSnapshotFolder parameter? This means that after...
2011-08-03
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Marking FK Constraints NOT FOR REPLICATION
When administering Merge Replication, sometimes we need to mark foreign
key constraints NOT FOR REPLICATION. In some cases, we might...
2011-07-29
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Non-Convergence of Replicated Data
Brad McGehee over at SQL Aloha posted his July Question: What Do You Think are the Most Common DBA Pain...
2011-07-02
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The Proxy Auto-configuration URL was not found
When configuring Merge Replication for Web Synchronization it's common to encounter the error The Proxy Auto-configuration URL was not foundand
...
2011-06-23
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Accidentally Dropped the Distribution Database
Have you made the mistake of dropping your distribution database like this?
If so, remember not to do this ever again. ...
2011-05-28
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Replicating XML Columns
One caveat that’s worth mentioning is replicating the XML data type in
SQL Server using Merge Replication. Sometimes, when replicating...
2011-05-20
1,410 reads
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Shifting Mindsets: Why FinOps is Essential for Cloud Efficiency
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As a DevOps practitioner, I’ve always focused on performance, scalability, and automation. But as...
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Windows logins for users migrated from DomainA to DomainB
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Multiple Deployment Processes
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Question of the Day
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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