Cloning a SQL Server Database
The following script will backup and restore a database to the same server with a different name. Tested on SQL...
2014-03-01
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Blog Posts
Friday Followup For February 28, 2014
It’s Friday, time to look back at the most popular RealSQLGuy posts of the week. Because it’s Friday and you’re...
2014-02-28
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PASS, Evangelism, Goals, Dreams
The role of PASS in the community has evolved a lot over the past few years. Back in 2006/2007 PASS...
2014-02-28
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PowerShell – Export SQL Data to Excel with Powershell
SQL Server Export to Excel with Powershell is very useful for all sorts of activities – ETL and reporting are some...
2014-02-28 (first published: 2014-02-24)
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Powershell in a Month Day 18–Variables
This is part of my Powershell Challenge, to learn more about PowerShell (PoSh) using the Learn Windows Powershell 3 in...
2014-02-28
1,452 reads
Reblog: February 21 to February 27
Photo credit – Mike Lynch
A good cure to a creepy doll is a good old post that is still useful. In...
2014-02-28
1,459 reads
Upcoming Webinar - Introduction to Power BI
Come join me for this webinar on 3/13/2014 at 11:00 AM EST
Introduction to Power BI
The future of Business Intelligence has...
2014-02-28
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Webinar Q&A: New BI Features in SharePoint 2013
I recently presented a free webinar for Pragmatic Works Free Training on the T’s about new Business Intelligence features in...
2014-02-28
1,780 reads
Why wait statistics are important and how you can start collecting them now!
Why wait statistics are important and how you can start collecting them now!
Wait statistics have always been a very important...
2014-02-28
1,373 reads
Challenges with Downgrading TFS 2010 from SQL Enterprise to SQL Standard Edition
I recently had the challenge of migrating an installation of Microsoft Team Foundation Server 2010 from a shared SQL Server...
2014-02-27 (first published: 2014-02-24)
2,890 reads
Blogs
SQL Server Security: Always Encryption
By Vinay Thakur
As discussed introduction of Always Encryption blog and initial Encryption at rest as TDE...
SQL Server Security – TDE Encryption
By Vinay Thakur
Transparent Data Encryption(TDE): TDE was initially introduced in SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition; this...
A Las Vegas Break
By Steve Jones
Only a little break for me. I’m actually heading to Las Vegas today for ...
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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This Week's AI Trust Problem Became Everyone’s Problem
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Migrate SSRS Reports to PowerBI Report Server in SQL Server 2025
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Question of the Day
Identities and Sequences III
When thinking of the Identity property for auto incrementing columns and sequences for the same action, which can be used with the BIGINT data type?
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