How to move the TempDB Database
Note that TempDB is recreated every time SQL starts. Why is this important? It means we don’t have to move the...
2011-07-14
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Blog Posts
Office Work
I have been working at home for over 8 years, sharing an office with my wife for most of that...
2011-07-14
1,744 reads
Profiled on SQLPeople
I’m late posting it, but I was featured on SQLPeople for June 27th. It’s a project Andy Leonard has going...
2011-07-14
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SELECT INTO and IDENTITY (or, BOL is Sorta Wrong)
I am easily distracted. Lucky for all of us, I tend to be distracted by cool tidbits in SQL Server...
2011-07-14
979 reads
Send SSRS subscription files to (Secured FTP) SFTP
We have set up subscription for customer which used to send mails to the customers periodically. Recently one of the...
2011-07-14
3,917 reads
SQL Saturday 89 Pre-Con
Why am I attending Kevin Kline’s pre-con on “Troubleshooting & Performance Tuning Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2” at SQL Saturday #89...
2011-07-14
614 reads
SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 Released
Microsoft has released the final build of SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1. It includes fixes from SQL Server 2008 R2 RTM Cumulative Updates 1 through...
2011-07-14
1,352 reads
Backup and Restore SharePoint 2010 Site Collection with PowerShell
One of the most annoying processes with SharePoint is backing up a site collection. There is a build in tool...
2011-07-13
1,881 reads
Bad Admins: Attacking via Group Membership
This is a series of blog posts about how administrators can gain access to SQL Server, even if you try...
2011-07-13
1,875 reads
BI Documenter: Impact Analysis and Object Lineage
Are you considering making a change to your view or stored procedure? Or possibly you are considering moving your database...
2011-07-13
2,680 reads
Blogs
Creating a SQL Stored Procedure to Load a SCD2
By DataOnWheels
This is a blog that I am writing for future me and hopefully it’ll...
Funny Money: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
While wandering around the documentation looking for some Question of the Day topics, I...
Why Database AI Agents need Layers?
By Arun Sirpal
Third part in my Ai series with databases. When building AI solutions within the...
Forums
Backup Availability Group
Please I am hoping for some feedback Specifications: Windows Server 2022 SQL Server 2022...
How Do the Experts Become Experts?
Comments posted to this topic are about the item How Do the Experts Become...
Stairway to Reliable Database Deployments Level 4 – Preparing for Production Deployment
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Stairway to Reliable Database Deployments...
Question of the Day
Secure Communications
As of June 2026, what is the best version of TLS to use with SQL Server?
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