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
895 reads
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Data is the key to your organization’s future, but if it’s outdated, irrelevant, or hidden then it’s no good.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
2,292 reads
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
553 reads
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
529 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
774 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
390 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)
2,056 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
1,009 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
313 reads
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Learn how to tie a bowline knot. Practice in the dark. With one hand....
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As a DevOps practitioner, I’ve always focused on performance, scalability, and automation. But as...
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Question of the Day
Upgrading Admin Queries
I have a query from a former DBA that we run on SQL Server 2025 to check on database metadata. This query references sys.sysaltfiles. I want to refactor this code to be more modern. Which DMV should I reference instead?
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