Netbook Replacing a Laptop
My laptop died recently, actually died completely, unable to boot. The hard drive was fine, and I managed to stick...
2009-12-04
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Blog Posts
New York funding Great Lakes Wind Power?
According to this C|Net report, New York state wants someone to build wind farms in the great lakes and purchase...
2009-12-04
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Phil Factor Speed Phreak SQL Challenge Number 3
The latest Phil Factor challenge is now active here . The prize has now been increased to $100...(read more)
2009-12-04
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Committing in 2010
I traveled quite a bit in 2009, hitting 3 SQL Saturdays, 5 user groups and a few other events during...
2009-12-03
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Electronic Health Records – What’s the Big Deal? (Part 3)
In the previous post in this series, I discussed the obstacles to implementing electronic health data systems. Because of these...
2009-12-03
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E-Reader Predictions
From a Forrester blog: Ten eReader and eBook predictions for 2010.
It’s an interesting read, and I tend to agree with...
2009-12-03
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Fix The Problem, Don't Just Band-Aid It
Let's face it, when it comes to computers there's a 100% certainty that something is going to break eventually. Maybe...
2009-12-03
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Fun With SQL Azure
Pinal Dave had a helpful post a few days ago about how to setup and configure SQL Azure. You will...
2009-12-03
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Fundamentals of Storage Systems – Disk Controllers, Host Bus Adapters, and Interfaces
We have covered the Hard Disk and the System Bus. This time around we will cover disk controllers and host...
2009-12-03
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MDX Utility Belt of Calculations Part 3
This is part three in a series of blog posts that will help you build an arsenal of MDX calculations...
2009-12-03
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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...
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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