SQL Server How to Check What Settings Are Set On Active Sessions
SQL Server has a number of settings set on a session that can influence the behaviour or queries. When debugging...
2018-06-01
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Blog Posts
SQLSaturday Orlando 2018 Registration is Open
We’ve just opened up registration and the call for speakers for our 12th SQLSaturday here in Orlando. We did #1...
2018-06-01
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You know everything about GROUP BY. Do you?
SQL is a stout language and SQL Server has so many features that it’s impossible to be an expert in...
2018-06-01 (first published: 2018-05-25)
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Backup Linux/windows SQL Server databases using PowerShell and Windows task scheduler
This article is an in-depth guide on how PowerShell can be used to maintain and manage SQL backup on Linux...
2018-05-31 (first published: 2018-05-22)
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Birthday Musings and Deploy Using PoshSSDTBuildDeploy
Hello!
It is my birthday: another year older, another year not necessarily wiser. I’m planning on spending the evening watching the BBC and eating pizza. There are worse ways to...
2018-05-31
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dbachecks – Save the results to a database for historical reporting
I gave a presentation at SQL Day in Poland last week on dbachecks and one of the questions I got...
2018-05-31 (first published: 2018-05-23)
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Getting SQL Agent going for SQL Server on Linux–#SQLNewBlogger
It’s actually a simple procedure, but I thought I’d write a short note to help me remember. The procedure is...
2018-05-31
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Power BI Data Security – Power BI Report Server
Power BI Report Server was released as a way to host reports on premises. It was one of the highest...
2018-05-31
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Single User Mode – Back to Basics
In a recent article, I took you on a trip through how to hack (ethically) a SQL Server to regain...
2018-05-31
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Single User Mode – Back to Basics
Starting SQL Server in single-user mode should be a tool every data professional holds in the bag. This is an essential tool that can be used in multiple scenarios...
2018-05-31
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Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #196 – Two risky career decisions I made
By DataOnWheels
The T-SQL Tuesday topic this month comes James Serra. What career risks have you...
T-SQL Tuesday #192: What career risks have you taken?
This T-SQL Tuesday is hosted by the one and only James Serra – literally...
T-SQL Tuesday #196: Taking Risks
By Steve Jones
This month we have a new host, James Serra. I’ve been trying to find...
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Question of the Day
Restoring On Top I
I am doing development work on a database and want to keep a backup so I can reset my database. I make some changes and want to restore over top of my changes. When I run this code, what happens?
USE Master BACKUP DATABASE DNRTest TO DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' GO USE DNRTest GO CREATE TABLE MyTest(myid INT) GO USE master RESTORE DATABASE DNRTest FROM DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' WITH REPLACESee possible answers