How to Avoid Database Restore Issues by a Simple Script Edit - A DB Restore Work-around
During the process of applying changes to a production database - let's call it Change Management (pick your ITIL or COBIT...
2009-06-25
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Blog Posts
My Favorite Bad Movie
My favorite bad movie is The Master Gunfighter starring Tom Laughlin of Billy Jack fame. It’s a Western, and he’s...
2009-06-25
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Plug for a Cool Catalog
Ran across the Levenger site while researching laptop bags and it’s branded as ‘tools for serious readers’. Some of it...
2009-06-25
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Powershell + SMO Error Handling Tips
Allen White posted a helpful post on SMO error handling with Powershell. Actually the same concept equally applies to SMO...
2009-06-25
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Better Know A SSIS Transform – The Sort Transform
This is part 2 of my 29 part series called Better Know A SSIS Transform. Hopefully you will find the...
2009-06-24
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Dell Mini – The Follow Up
Back in January I posted about purchasing a Dell Mini 9, wanting to see what how it worked and a...
2009-06-24
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SQL Server 2008 Encryption - Extensible Key Management
One of the new features with SQL Server 2008 is the addition of extensible key management, allowing hardware devices to...
2009-06-24
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What’s the Typical Resignation Notice Period for DBAs?
I was recently talking to a friend from the U.K about how much notice a DBA should give to their...
2009-06-24
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Why Do I Blog?
It's late, it's been a busy day, so why bother to spend 10 or 15 minutes at night jotting things...
2009-06-24
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Windows 7 Issues
I went to add a few things to the new Windows 7 desktop today, and of course I have installer...
2009-06-24
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Blogs
Using CAT for Testing of Data Agents
In last months one of the scenarios where you can use AI has been...
Are you getting value from your reporting?
By ChrisJenkins
Do you spend so long manipulating your data into something vaguely useful that you...
The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central
By Steve Jones
It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
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Foreach Loop still executes after process and delete all the folders
I have two challenges XML source control not displaying the XML file parent node...
Which 'Where' statement conditional upon a variable
Thanks in advance for any clues on this. I am trying to write a...
Backup to Immutable Storage
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Backup to Immutable Storage
In SQL Server 2025, a backup can be made on Azure Immutable Storage. What changes in how the backup is created?
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