Fix for Blurry SSMS in Windows 10
I recently got a new laptop with Windows 10. I noticed SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS 17.1) was looking a...
2017-08-14
7,561 reads
Koen Verbeeck
Two Small Tips for Working with Azure
Very quick blog post about two tips for working with Azure (hence the title of course). I recently started up...
2017-08-10
500 reads
SSIS – Error while deploying package The locale identifier (LCID) is not supported by SQL Server
A quick blog post about an issue I encountered today. I tried deploying a simple SSIS project to my local...
2017-08-08
3,508 reads
Webinar – Supercharge Your SQL Server Data Warehouse with Columnstore Indexes
I have the pleasure to announce I’ll deliver a webcast for MSSQLTips.com at the August 24th of 2017. The webinar...
2017-08-07
283 reads
The times they are ae-changing
I have been quite on this blog for a couple of weeks now, and there are a couple of reasons...
2017-08-03
369 reads
Microsoft Professional Program in Data Science – Continued
A couple of weeks back I blogged about my progress in the “Microsoft Professional Program in Data Science” curriculum. I’ve...
2017-06-27 (first published: 2017-06-19)
2,858 reads
Where’s the Trend Line in Power BI Desktop?
A quick blog post on finding where the trend line is hiding in Power BI Desktop. Docs will state it...
2017-06-20 (first published: 2017-06-13)
10,585 reads
Microsoft Professional Program in Data Science – The Road So Far
I’ve currently been participating in the Microsoft Professional Program in Data Science. It’s an online curriculum of MOOCs (Massive Open...
2017-05-26
1,356 reads
Power BI Announcements Summary
It was a crazy week for Power BI. There were quite a lot of announcements, so I’ll try to wrap...
2017-05-05
1,375 reads
Book Review – The Truthful Art
I’m participating in the #vizBookClub, a great idea by the data visualization community. In short, we read a book about...
2017-04-28 (first published: 2017-04-21)
1,271 reads
Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #192: What career risks have you taken?
This T-SQL Tuesday is hosted by the one and only James Serra – literally...
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...
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would it be so terrible to install ssms on a few user desktops?
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I'm thinking about submitting some articles
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Not Just an Upgrade
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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