Caution about Restoring via SSMS v17
A default value has changed in the SSMS v7 restore wizard, and the consequences can be severe.
2018-11-06
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Warren Campbell
Automated Rapid Recovery during Database Code Releases using Snapshots
Leveraging snapshots across multiple databases simultaneously to allow for quick rollback in case of a problem deploying code
2015-12-08
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Automating Daily Checks with Powershell
Using Powershell to create color coded backup reports for all servers in your environment.
2011-12-19
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Automatically Scripting Out Permissions for Cross Environment Restores
This article from Warren Campbell shows a process to recreate permissions in development environments after restoring a database from a production instance.
2011-12-05
7,621 reads
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Question of the Day
What is the PRODUCT
In SQL Server 2025, what does this return?
CREATE TABLE Numbers ( n INT) GO INSERT dbo.Numbers ( n ) VALUES (1), (2), (3) GO SELECT PRODUCT(n) FROM dbo.NumbersSee possible answers