A Guide for Decrypting SQL Server Database Objects
Overview
The SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2008 provide a new feature for encrypting data to protect it from...
2018-02-28 (first published: 2018-02-16)
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Lincoln Burrows
SQL Server Error 3013: Restore Database is Terminating Abnormally
Overview of SQL Server Error 3013
One of the most frustrating situations that a user experiences while working with SQL Server...
2018-02-17
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Forensic Analysis of Log files in SQL Server
The Importance of Log Files in SQL Server
On the SQL server every day we perform many transactions and as we...
2018-02-05
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Top Five Backup and Recovery Plans for SQL Database
Introduction
Creating a good backup and recovery plan for SQL database is a very important task of a database administrator. A...
2018-02-02
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Managing SQL Server Transaction Log File
Overview
In our previous section we have discussed how to create an audit trigger in SQL Server and how it helps...
2018-01-29
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Alwayson Availability Groups vs Alwayson Failover Cluster Instances
SQL Server is one of the finest database management system deployed by organizations for storing and retrieving their data. It...
2018-01-22 (first published: 2018-01-13)
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Learn Different Options for Importing Data Into SQL Server
Most of the time users need to import their data into SQL Server for its proper management. Select from the...
2018-01-22
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What Does REPAIR_ALLOW_DATA_LOSS in SQL Server Signify?
REPAIR_ALLOW_DATA_LOSS is the repair level, which is recommended by DBCC CHECKDB when the database is found in a corrupted state.SQL...
2018-01-19
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How to Run DBCC CHECKDB to Check SQL Database Integrity
Database Console Command CHECKDB (DBCC CHECKDB)is used to check the integrity (physical & logical) of objects in a SQL Server database.The...
2018-01-17
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Steps to Configure SQL Server to Listen On A Specific TCP Port
Management of the database is very much essential in today’s date and for doing this, there is a need to...
2018-01-15
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SQL Server 2025 Query Performance Tuning: Troubleshoot and Optimize Query Performance
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Is it uncommon for Dev's to have a data model of the source data
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ROLLUP to calculate Month total for all Categories
Good Afternoon, I have built a table with four columns: Period(Month), Category, Numerator, Denominator....
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Creating JSON I
On SQL Server 2025, what happens when I run this code:
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