Mssql-cli Command-Line Query Tool
A recent announcement on the release of several SQL Server tools has raised expectations across various groups. Product requirements and business...
2018-05-11
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PowerSQL By Prashanth Jayaram
Automate SQL Server Database Restoration using bacpac with PowerShell or Batch techniques
Data is the key to your organization’s future, but if it’s outdated, irrelevant, or hidden then it’s no good. Maintenance...
2018-05-17 (first published: 2018-05-08)
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SQL Server: Database snapshots vs Database backups
In the article, we’ll walk through the concepts to understand database snapshots, and their benefits and limitations. This article will...
2018-05-04
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SQL Server database Backup and Restore strategies
One of the most important roles of a database administrator is to constantly protect the integrity of the databases and...
2018-04-26
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Overview of SQL Server Backup Types
SQL Server backups, in itself, is a vast subject; so vast, there are multiple books written about them. In this...
2018-04-19
525 reads
Understanding database recovery models in SQL Server
A recovery model is a database configuration option that determines the type of backup that one could perform and provides...
2018-04-11
770 reads
SQL Server 2017 on Linux in the Azure portal
SQL Server 2017 now is considered as a hybrid database enterprise solution as it expands its market and is ported to...
2018-04-06
387 reads
Default and Custom Widgets in SQL Server Operations Studio
There are already a number of articles and blog posts that reveal the benefits of the SQL Operations Studio tool. The...
2018-04-16 (first published: 2018-04-04)
2,055 reads
SQL Server DevOps Tools
This article is part of the SQL Server Tools series, aimed at giving you an idea of the available tools and techniques...
2018-03-28
1,006 reads
SQL Server Data Management Life Cycle
This is the second article in the “Backup and Restore (or Recovery) in SQL Server” stairway series (see the full...
2018-03-21
310 reads
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In the United States, today is Thanksgiving. The intent behind the holiday is to...
Getting SQL Server 2025 RTM Running in Containers on macOS
SQL Server 2025 RTM is here, and if you’re running Docker on macOS, you...
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Which Object Definitions Are Available?
For which of these object types can I get the code when I run the OBJECT_DEFINITION() function in SQL Server 2025? (choose 3)
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