TempDB configuration for people in a hurry
If you’ve ever had to play administrator to a SQL Server instance, you’ve probably had to deal with TempDB data or log files that have grown unexpectedly. I know...
2021-06-03
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DesertDBA
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A Biography Template for New Presenters
Presenting is difficult, and you already know that. It is also incredibly rewarding and beneficial to your career, but that’s not important for this post. As difficult as it...
2021-03-05 (first published: 2021-02-28)
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A Biography Template for New Presenters
Presenting is difficult, and you already know that. It is also incredibly rewarding and beneficial to your career, but that’s not important for this post. As difficult as it...
2021-02-28
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T-SQL Tuesday #131 – Database Analogies
This post is for the most recent #tsql2sday, a monthly exercise where a topic is proposed by a community member and everyone is invited to post their thoughts on...
2020-10-21 (first published: 2020-10-13)
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T-SQL Tuesday #131 – Database Analogies
This post is for the most recent #tsql2sday, a monthly exercise where a topic is proposed by a community member and everyone is invited to post their thoughts on...
2020-10-13
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The Value of a Mentor
Something I’ve mentioned in previous career-related posts is the value of a mentor. In case it seemed more like a suggestion, let me be more direct about this: You...
2020-08-17
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Online certification exams are definitely different
As you can tell from previous posts, I’ve taken a few Microsoft Certification exams here in 2020. As you may have also heard, there’s been this Coronavirus pandemic happening...
2020-08-12 (first published: 2020-08-01)
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Online certification exams are definitely different
As you can tell from previous posts, I’ve taken a few Microsoft Certification exams here in 2020. As you may have also heard, there’s been this Coronavirus pandemic happening...
2020-08-01
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How I passed the 70-762 certification exam
According to the myriad of statistics used to track such things, the post “How I passed the 70-761 certification exam” has been one of the most popular on this...
2020-05-31
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Query Store capture note: All does not mean what you think it means
As many of you know, Query Store is a wonderful tool for identifying query regressions, which in turn makes it an equally wonderful tool for migrations involving an upgrade...
2020-04-30
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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) 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