Ohhhhhh S…t!! A tribute to Robert Davis
Today marks 3 days since we’ve lost Robert Davis a.k.a SQLSoldier, one of the pillars of SQL Family community.
I was...
2018-04-13 (first published: 2018-04-05)
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Mala's Data Blog
Data experiments with salary survey – I
As someone who just crossed three decades of working in technology – I have a sudden renewed interest in understanding how...
2018-03-22 (first published: 2018-03-12)
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My experience with TechOutbound 2018 – Caribbean
I am a passionate, regular attendee of Techoutbound (formerly SQLCruise) events. I try to do at least one every year. ...
2018-02-26
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DBA best practices..from the DBA from Heaven
I met Tom Roush for the first time around 9 years ago – at a PASS Summit. If I recall right...
2018-02-01
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SQL Saturday Nashville 2018
I decided to go to the SQL Saturday at Nashville this year to get some good learning and networking in...
2018-01-15
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T-SQL Tuesday #97 Roundup: Learning goals for 2018
T-SQL Tuesday is a monthly blog party started by respected SQL Guru Adam Machanic. I was honored with hosting this...
2017-12-18
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T-SQL Tuesday #97 – My learning plan
This month’s T-SQL Tuesday is hosted by…er..yours truly. I picked a topic that usually comes up for me every December...
2017-12-25 (first published: 2017-12-11)
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T-SQL Tuesday #97 – Setting learning goals for 2018
This is my first opportunity hosting a T-SQL Tuesday and am super excited!!T-SQL Tuesday is the brainchild of well respected SQL Guru...
2017-12-04
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TSQL Tuesday #96 – Folks who have made a difference
This month’s T-SQL Tuesday is hosted by Ewald Cress, and the topic is ‘Folks who have made a difference’. This...
2017-11-14
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Dealing with disquiet
Last week I listened to a podcast from one of my best friends in the sql community – Kendra Little. In...
2017-11-23 (first published: 2017-11-11)
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Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #196 – Two risky career decisions I made
By DataOnWheels
The T-SQL Tuesday topic this month comes James Serra. What career risks have you...
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...
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Not Just an Upgrade
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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