SQLSaturday #49 (Orlando) Is Right Around The Corner - Have You Registered?
As I write this SQLSaturday #49 in Orlando is right around the corner - October 16, to be exact. My friends...
2010-10-06
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Blog Posts
Stop Forgetting the DAC
From time to time I hear of DBAs that had to restart the SQL Server service on a 2005 or...
2010-10-06
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Upcoming October Events
During October I’ll be presenting at several online and in-person events
LocationDateSessionSQL Saturday #49 Orlando 2010Oct 16th ETL with PowerShellPASS PowerShell...
2010-10-06
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VMWare vSphere database maintenance
I recently did a VMWare/SAN assessment for a client. The expressed reason, or the reason relayed to me (not always...
2010-10-06
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Converting Dates to Integers
While working on a project recently, I came across a conversion that was trying to convert a date to an...
2010-10-05
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How Do I Spot Identity Columns That Are About to Max Out?
Every so often, usually in the middle of the night or on a holiday weekend, an identity column will hit...
2010-10-05
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It’s Implied
This has been on my radar now for a little over a week. I ran across a request in the...
2010-10-05
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MongoDB
I found a comparison of MongoDB and SQL Server recently, from a C# MVP and a person that works with...
2010-10-05
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MSDB Job History Duration Conversion
Have you ever queried the msdb tables to get duration details about a particular job? I’ve had to do this...
2010-10-05
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Reminder – Deadline for SQLRally Pre-Con Abstracts is October 15th
See my previous post on the topic,or just go directly to the application.The application has full details, but MVP’s, Summit...
2010-10-05
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Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #196: Taking Risks
By Steve Jones
This month we have a new host, James Serra. I’ve been trying to find...
The First Steps: Understanding the Basics of FinOps
By HeyMo0sh
As a DevOps professional, I’ve seen firsthand how cloud costs can quickly spiral out...
Monday Monitor Tips: AI Query Analysis
By Steve Jones
AI is everywhere. It’s in the news, it’s being added to every product, management...
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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