Re-Using Phone Numbers at the Office
I’ve been with my current client for just over a year and I still get calls for the previous occupant...
2012-08-27
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Blog Posts
SQL Saturday 125 OKC
This weekend I traveled three hours north to Oklahoma City to participate in SQL Saturday 125, the second annual event...
2012-08-27
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SQL Saturday 125 OKC
This weekend I traveled three hours north to Oklahoma City to participate in SQL Saturday 125, the second annual event...
2012-08-27
397 reads
The Embarcadero – SQL in the City San Francisco
I love San Francisco. It was one of the cities that I thought I might live in someday. My kids...
2012-08-27
1,081 reads
When Can You Be Considered As A Senior DBA
As a DBA, when can you consider yourself as a senior DBA?
If you read online posts, you will find most...
2012-08-27
3,453 reads
Auto Tweets from SQLSaturday
I was chatting with PASS community pollinator Karla Landrum recently and she asked me my thoughts on the auto tweets...
2012-08-25
705 reads
Digging deeper into SQL Server
I’m nowhere near where I needed to be. I am not digging enough. I’m not learning enough. Learning opportunities are...
2012-08-25
1,304 reads
Various Links-August 25, 2012
Great story about a client who didn’t under the different between Skype and Sharepoint – while doing a Sharepoint initiative! It’s...
2012-08-25
733 reads
We Need Our Community Leaders to Share Their Views
My friend Jack Corbett returned to blogging recently and one of his comments was not wanting to be the guy...
2012-08-25
1,145 reads
Book Review: Troubleshooting SQL Server A Guide for the Accidental DBA
Over the past few years, Adam and I have won several books at the local MadPASS chapter meetings. I’ve intended...
2012-08-24
2,154 reads
Blogs
Blog a Day – Day 1: History of AI
By Vinay Thakur
it has been a year since i have not written much on the blog...
A New Word: on tenderhooks
By Steve Jones
on tenderhooks – adj. feeling the primal satisfaction of being needed by someone, which...
Ramblings about data communities and your contributions, no excuses
By DataOnWheels
I have been active in the data community throughout my career. I have met...
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A Quick Restore
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A Quick Restore
While doing some testing of an application, I wanted to reset my environment after doing some testing with this code:
USE DNRTest BACKUP DATABASE DNRTest TO DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' GO /* Bunch of stuff tested here */RESTORE DATABASE DNRTest FROM DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' WITH REPLACEWhat happens if this runs, assuming the "bunch of stuff" isn't anything affecting the instance. See possible answers