The T-SQL DBCC, acronym for “Database Console Command”, is a command that performs several types of tasks. These tasks are mainly of the validation and maintenance type. Some of the...
2022-06-16
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When a database gets corrupted or failure occurs, before restoring the database from the backups you've created, it is recommended to create a tail-log backup of the records that...
2022-02-16 (first published: 2022-02-07)
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In the event of a disaster leading to database unavailability, restoring backups is the first step to ensure business continuity. However, situations may arise when attempts to restore the...
2021-12-06 (first published: 2021-11-25)
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The Recovery Point Objective (RPO) and Recovery Time Objective (RTO) are basic concepts related to the information to be recovered and the time that it will take to recover....
2021-10-06 (first published: 2021-09-24)
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The Recovery Point Objective (RPO) and Recovery Time Objective (RTO) are basic concepts related to the information to be recovered and the time that it will take to recover....
2021-09-24
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Running DBCC CHECKDB or DBCC CHECKTABLE on a database may report error 8961. Such a situation could occur while changing the data type of a table column from “ntext...
2021-07-19 (first published: 2021-07-08)
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Running DBCC CHECKDB or DBCC CHECKTABLE on a database may report error 8961. Such a situation could occur while changing the data type of a table column from “ntext...
2021-07-08
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As a SQL database administrator, it’s your responsibility to maintain and secure the databases. However, you may still experience database corruption. If not handled correctly and on time, you...
2021-05-24
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As a SQL database administrator, it’s your responsibility to maintain and secure the databases. However, you may still experience database corruption. If not handled correctly and on time, you...
2021-05-24
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As a SQL database administrator, I am responsible for maintaining our organization's SQL Server and databases. But despite implementing best database maintenance practices, including backups and performing DBCC CHECKDB...
2021-03-11 (first published: 2021-03-08)
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Do you know what happens when you enable zonal redundancy for your SQL managed...
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Why You Shouldn’t Overlook This Quiet but Critical SQL Server Setting If you’ve...
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The PASS Summit goes on tour this year, with the final date the first...
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I have this table in SQL Server 2022:
CREATE TABLE CustomerLarge (CustomerID INT NOT NULL IDENTITY(1, 1) CONSTRAINT CustomerLargePK PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED , CustomerName VARCHAR(20) , CustomerContactFirstName VARCHAR(40) , CustomerContactLastName VARCHAR(40) , Address VARCHAR(20) , Address2 VARCHAR(20) , City VARCHAR(20) , CountryCode CHAR(3) , Postal VARCHAR(20) ) GOIf I check the columns_updated() function return in a trigger, what is the data returned? See possible answers