Ted

Lead DBA with over 25 years’ experience delivering high-availability, secure SQL Server solutions across banking, government, and enterprise sectors.

Experienced in designing and supporting mission-critical environments, including Always On, DR strategy implementation, performance optimisation, and enterprise-scale backup and recovery planning.

Proven track record leading DBA teams, mentoring engineers, setting database standards, and working closely with development, infrastructure, and security teams to deliver stable and compliant data platforms.

Strong focus on automation, security, and proactive monitoring to minimise risk and improve operational efficiency. Passionate about modernising legacy environments and building resilient, scalable database architectures.
  • Interests: Writing Books, Walking,Kdramas
  • Skills: SQL,C#

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SQL Art 2: St Patrick’s Day in SSMS (Shamrock + Pint + Pixel Text)

Last time we turned SQL Server into a Christmas tree. Every year around St Patrick's Day I find myself doing something I can't fully justify. This year that thing was using SQL Server's spatial viewer to draw a shamrock and a pint of Guinness. Hope you have a happy St Patrick's Day and a few […]

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Restoring On Top II

I have a database, DNRTest, that has a number of tables and other objects in it. The other day, I was trying to mock up a test and ran this code on the same server:

-- run yesterday
CREATE DATABASE DNRTest2
GO
USE DNRTest2
GO
CREATE TABLE NewTable (id INT)
GO
Today, I realize that I need a copy of DNRTest for another mockup, and I run this:
-- run today
USE Master
BACKUP DATABASE DNRTest TO DISK = 'dnrtest.bak'
GO
RESTORE DATABASE DNRTest2 FROM DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' WITH REPLACE
What happens?

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