How to Move System Databases to a New Physical Directory
What is the easiest way to move SQL Server system databases. Let me walk you through it!
2020-05-25
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Centrally collect replication conflicts and send an alert
Automatically capture replication conflicts and generate an automated email notification.
2016-02-05 (first published: 2011-10-17)
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What’s going on, on my server, right now?
Quick and easy way to monitor server activity and be notified from alerts.
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When did this DB property Change?
Learn an easy way to determine if and when a database property has changed in any of your databases.
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Update multiple servers in a single bound
Learn how you can update multiple servers in a single bound with this technique from Kimberly Killian.
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Are remote databases fragmented? Let's Defrag.
This article shows an automated reorg/rebuild index for remote servers with notifications for the DBA.
2011-09-12
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When Did Merge Replication Subscribers Last Sync?
The article presents an automated process to see when remote servers last synced to publisher and send notification reminders.
2011-08-18
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On SQL Server 2025, I have a database that has this collation: SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS. I decide I want to run this code:
SELECT UNISTR('*3041*308A*304C*3068 and good night', '*') AS 'A Classic';
I get this error:Msg 9844, Level 16, State 4, Line 24 The char/varchar input type uses an unsupported collation. Only a UTF8 collation is supported with char/varchar input type in UNISTR function.What is the easiest way to fix this error? See possible answers