T-SQL query to copy data from one database to another database
T-SQL query to copy the rows of all the tables from one database to another database only if they have rows in Source DB and exact same Schema in...
2019-10-30
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T-SQL query to copy data from one database to another database
T-SQL query to copy the rows of all the tables from one database to another database only if they have rows in Source DB and exact same Schema in...
2019-10-30
18 reads
T-SQL query to get the latest available backup chain
T-SQL query to return the latest available database backup chain (Full, Differential and Log) of individual databases along with their backup size and compressed size.
2019-10-30
9 reads
T-SQL query to get the latest available backup chain
T-SQL query to return the latest available database backup chain (Full, Differential and Log) of individual databases along with their backup size and compressed size.
2019-10-30
9 reads
T-SQL script to purge all the tables including foreign key references
T-SQL script to purge all the tables including foreign key references. The script has been made smart enough to use TRUNCATE wherever there is no foreign key reference and...
2019-10-30
10 reads
T-SQL script to purge all the tables including foreign key references
T-SQL script to purge all the tables including foreign key references. The script has been made smart enough to use TRUNCATE wherever there is no foreign key reference and...
2019-10-30
14 reads
Why I Make Animated Gifs for Presentation Demo Backups
PASS Summit 2019 starts up next Monday with pre-conference sessions. I’ve got my schedule all set, and I’m going to be busy: I’m speaking in two full-day pre-conference sessions,...
2019-10-30
8 reads
Thinking About Robert Davis
It’s been more than a year and a half since Robert Davis passed away. I wrote a bit about Robert’s passing last April. I haven’t written about him since,...
2019-10-25
8 reads
Building my schedule for PASS Summit 2019
It’s just ten days until PASS Summit 2019 begins in Seattle. The schedule is up and there are loads of good sessions. Here’s what I’m putting on my calendar...
2019-10-24
9 reads
Workshop Report: Overcoming Obstacles on the Journey to Continuous Delivery for Databases (video with transcript)
I am living the dream, y’all: yesterday I was finishing up my workday and needed to record a video, but realized that our puppy had spent enough time in...
2019-10-17
6 reads
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March 2026 SQL Server Security Updates
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How Fabric Mirroring Transformed with SQL Server 2025
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Upgrading Admin Queries
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Upgrading Admin Queries
I have a query from a former DBA that we run on SQL Server 2025 to check on database metadata. This query references sys.sysaltfiles. I want to refactor this code to be more modern. Which DMV should I reference instead?
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