Creating A SQL Server 2008\2008 R2 Failover Cluster
Details how to install a SQL Server 2008\2008R2 Failover Cluster Instance
2013-12-23 (first published: 2011-01-19)
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Perry Whittle
Repairing a Broken Log Shipping Plan From a Differential Backup
This article details how to reinitialise a Log Shipping scenario from a primary differential backup
2013-12-20 (first published: 2012-09-27)
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Moving Database Files in SQL Server
A short article that talks about the isues with moving SQL Server database files around on your storage subsystem.
2013-02-11
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Combining AlwaysOn Groups With Failover Cluster Instances
This article discusses failover cluster instances and AlwaysOn groups
2012-09-04
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AlwaysOn Availability Groups in SQL Server 2012
This article discusses and demonstrates AlwaysOn Availability groups in SQL Server 2012, a new feature for high availability.
2012-08-28
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2012-08-16
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Implementing Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Policies & Multi Pathing
Impementing iSCSI multi-pathing and redundancy policies
2012-03-09
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SQL Server Log Shipping Between Standalone\Workgroup Computers
This article describes the requirements to log ship databases between workgroup computers
2012-01-30
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Using and Creating Mount Points in SQL Server
This article talks about the use of mount points on Windows server for SQL Server installations and shows how you can create them.
2011-11-10
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Creating a 2 Node SQL Server 2008 Virtual Cluster Part 3
This article continues the series on how to create a 2 node Windows\SQL Server 2008 cluster with a look at slipstreaming the service pack and cumulative updates needed.
2011-08-12
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Detecting Characters
I have a SQL Server 2022 English default installation on a server. I want to detect if there are any upper case characters in rows and I have this code:
SELECT CustomerNameID,
CustomerName
FROM dbo.CustomerName
WHERE CustomerName = LOWER(CustomerName)
Here is the sample data I am testing with:
CustomerNameID CustomerName 1 John Smith 2 Sarah Johnson 3 MICHAEL WILLIAMS 4 JENNIFER BROWN 5 david jones 6 emily davis 7 Robert Miller 8 LISA WILSON 9 christopher moore 10 Amanda TaylorHow many rows are returned? See possible answers