T-SQL Tuesday #31 – Logging
This month’s T-SQL Tuesday is hosted by Aaron Nelson (@SQLvariant | Blog). The topic is about logging. Many will talk about...
2012-06-12
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Marlon Ribunal - SQL, Code, Coffee, etc.
Getting started with SQL Server on private cloud
I have been invited to a private beta of SQLDirector by ScaleGrid. “SQLDirector is a MS SQL as a Service...
2012-06-06
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Review of “Start Here! Learn Microsoft Visual C# 2010?
Disclaimer: I wrote this review as a participant to O’Reilly Blogger Review Program.
If you’ve never seen a programming code in...
2012-06-05
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Are you ready?
I have talked about wanting a change. I thought I am prepared to embrace that change when it finally comes.
I...
2012-06-01
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Your SQL Server database just failed, can you restore the backup?
It’s one thing to be able to backup a database, it’s another thing to be able to restore it into...
2012-05-09
4,500 reads
On the road less traveled: a DBA Roadmap review
The story of why I came up with this blog is no secret to the few readers I have here. In...
2012-05-03
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Who are the sysadmins in this sql server?
Here’s a quick query that you can run to find out the users with sysadmin fixed server role. Sysadmins have a...
2012-04-24 (first published: 2012-04-23)
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10 must follow blogs that might not be in your list
There are few memes going around in the SQL world. Probably the most popular of them is TSQL Tuesday (#tsql2sday)....
2012-04-16
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Limiting user access to your database
There are situations where you need to grant SELECT permission to a particular user and limit that access to a...
2012-04-11
2,497 reads
The evolving role of the database professional
The role of the database professional is quickly evolving to conform with the ever changing demands of the business world....
2012-04-04
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Question of the Day
Getting The Database Name
I run this code to connect to SQL Server 2022 from the command line.
sqlcmd -S localhost -EAt the command line, I run these two commands:
SELECT ORIGINAL_DB_NAME() GOWhat is returned? See possible answers