Initialize a Transactional Replication from a Database Backup
During the last days I'm working on Replication – especially with Transactional Replication.
The main idea of Transactional Replication is that you...
2012-08-05
9,131 reads
Klaus Aschenbrenner
Initialize a Transactional Replication from a Database Backup
During the last days I’m working on Replication – especially with Transactional Replication. The main idea of Transactional Replication is that...
2012-08-05
1,546 reads
SQL Server Quickie #2 - Extents
Yesterday I have uploaded my 2nd SQL Server Quickie to YouTube. In this episode I'm
talking about Extents, and how SQL...
2012-08-04
1,129 reads
SQL Server Quickie #2 – Extents
Yesterday I have uploaded my 2nd SQL Server Quickie to YouTube. In this episode I’m talking about Extents, and how...
2012-08-04
643 reads
SQL Server Quickies – a new way to learn about SQL Server
We are all living in a fast moving world, especially in the IT industry. We have to
learn new technologies every...
2012-08-01
1,311 reads
SQL Server Quickies – a new way to learn about SQL Server
We are all living in a fast moving world, especially in the IT industry. We have to learn new technologies...
2012-08-01
499 reads
Perform a Rolling Upgrade to SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2 in a Database Mirroring Scenario
Yesterday evening (European Time zone) Microsoft has released the SP2 for SQL Server
2008 R2. You can download the Service Pack...
2012-07-27
2,578 reads
SQL Server 2012 AlwaysOn Availability Groups – Part 4: Adding new Replicas
In the last 2 blog postings you have learned how to setup your first Availability
Group with SQL Server 2012. Today...
2012-07-31 (first published: 2012-07-26)
4,734 reads
SQL Server Performance Tuning & Troubleshooting Workshop
Der Sommer 2012 ist schon ein interessantes Phänomen
– gestern Sonnenschein mit 34°, und heute wieder Regen mit 20°. Gestern war...
2012-07-25
1,297 reads
SQL Server 2012 AlwaysOn Availability Groups – Part 3: Setting up AlwaysOn through T-SQL
In the last blog posting about AlwaysOn you have seen how you can deploy your first
Availability Group through the AlwaysOn...
2012-07-25 (first published: 2012-07-23)
7,114 reads
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Symmetric Key Encryption
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