PASS SQLRally Call For Speakers Update
Well, we have 3 days left in the PASS SQLRally Call for speakers and we are doing well. We have over...
2010-12-13
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Blog Posts
SQL Confessions
I had a brainstorm of an idea for a group of articles on my blog a couple of weeks ago and am finally getting around to putting it together....
2010-12-13
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SQL Confessions
I had a brainstorm of an idea for a group of articles on my blog a couple of weeks ago...
2010-12-13
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SQL Server 2005 SP4
Last year I submitted a Connect item for SQL Server 2005 SP4. Quite a few people supported this item and...
2010-12-13
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SQL Server Storage Internals Part 1 - Basics
While learning query tuning topics, I got a chance to understand anatomy of data page and different types and levels...
2010-12-13
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SSIS Denali Source and Destination Assistants
In several previous posts I have described some of the usability changes that will come with the next release of...
2010-12-13
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SSIS Job Execution
While working on a process to refresh the QA environment (data purge, reload data and reapply changes made over time as parts of release cycles), I ran into self-imposed...
2010-12-13
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SSIS Job Execution
While working on a process to refresh the QA environment (data purge, reload data and reapply changes made over time...
2010-12-13
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Upgrading to SQL Server 2008 - a comprehensive checklist.
There are many considerations and much preparation to do, when a company decides that it is ready to upgrade their...
2010-12-13
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URL Based Images using SSRS
For header images, I typically embed an image into the report. However, there may be times when you need to...
2010-12-13
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Blogs
What is ALM in Fabric?
By HeyMo0sh
As someone who’s worked with data for over 20 years and with many cloud...
The Most Successful Startups in 2025 — And What They Have in Common
By HeyMo0sh
2025 belongs to the AI startups. If you peek into the tech headlines, you’ll...
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...
Forums
A Quick Restore
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Guarding Against SQL Injection at the Database Layer (SQL Server)
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Ola Hallengren Index Optimize Maintenance can we have data compression = page
I have a quick question on Ola Hallengren Index Optimize Maintenance . Do we...
Question of the Day
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