Getting back to basics
I committed to studying for MCSA SQL Server 2012 and taking the certification exams by the end of the year…last...
2014-10-28
606 reads
Marlon Ribunal - SQL, Code, Coffee, etc.
Executing scripts on multiple servers the easy way
Central Management Server and server groups provide a convenient way to manage multiple servers and databases in one place and at...
2014-07-03
2,376 reads
Failed To Lock Virtual Machine’s Configuration
[Updated]
I rebuilt my Hyper-V virtual machines / virtual network by deleting the old ones and building new machines on a portable...
2014-05-23
14,763 reads
Virtual SQL Playground Adventure: Building The Virtual Environment
Few blog posts ago, I decided to build a virtual environment for a personal SQL Server sandbox. So, the Virtual...
2014-03-14 (first published: 2014-03-03)
3,669 reads
Laying The Ground For A Successful Reporting Project
Building a reporting system from the ground up is a daunting task. Such a big project usually involves intricate resource...
2014-01-14 (first published: 2014-01-09)
3,150 reads
My First Book: SQL Server 2012 Reporting Services Blueprints
Packt Publishing has published SQL Server 2012 Reporting Services Blueprints – the book that Mickey Stuewe (b | t) and I have...
2013-10-29
1,296 reads
Virtual SQL Playground Adventure: Introduction
Welcome to the Virtual SQL Playground Adventure! Why Adventure? What’s an Adventure?
An adventure is an exciting or unusual experience; it may...
2013-06-13
1,472 reads
Connecting Windows Server 2003 VM To External Network In Hyper-V
The Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 SP1 Virtual Machines on my laptop are connecting just fine to my physical...
2013-05-31 (first published: 2013-05-24)
4,675 reads
Rated R (A Teaser)
How many lines of TSQL codes and Window Functions you need to come up with this?
With R, it takes about...
2013-05-16
905 reads
Non-Tech Books On My Desk
This post is inspired by Andy Warren’s ( b | t ) “Books On The Desk” post.
I’ve got plenty of SQL Server books...
2013-05-10
914 reads
Blogs
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...
Monday Monitor Tips: AI Query Analysis
By Steve Jones
AI is everywhere. It’s in the news, it’s being added to every product, management...
AI: Blog a Day – Day 8: RAG – Retrieval Augmented Generation
By Vinay Thakur
RAG — Retrieval Augmented Generation. we have covered so far — embeddings, vectors, vector...
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would it be so terrible to install ssms on a few user desktops?
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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