Top 10 Free SQL Server Tools
What better way to kick off a new year than with a look back at some of the top free...
2013-01-15
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T-SQL Tuesday #38 Recap
This is the wrap up for TSQL Tuesday #38. We had a good turnout this month with some new faces and with some regulars. In total, we had 22...
2013-01-15
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T-SQL Tuesday #38 Recap
This is the wrap up for TSQL Tuesday #38. We had a good turnout this month with some new faces...
2013-01-15
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SQL Server – Enabling backup CHECKSUM with Trace Flag 3023
You can use WITH CHECKSUM option to perform checksum when backup is created. When used this verifies each page for...
2013-01-15
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Ragged Flat File Processing in SSIS
Frequently I am asked how to properly use SQL Server Integration Services to handle ragged flat files, an example of...
2013-01-15
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Day 13 of 31 Days of Disaster Recovery: Standard Backup Scripts
31 Days of Disaster Recovery
Today’s post took longer to prepare than I had anticipated which is why day 13...
2013-01-15
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The server principal “xxxx” is not able to access the database “msdb” under the current security context.
Problem :
Yesterday Night, One of my team member called & report that some users are getting below error no. 1 while...
2013-01-15
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Full-Text Search – Word Breakers and Stemmers
There are numerous components to the Full-Text Search (FTS) subsystem in SQL Server that help provide efficient, relative answers to...
2013-01-14
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Find the (available) amount of memory available to SQL Server (instance / machine)
From time to time, I see the following question posted on various SQL forums asking how we can determine the...
2013-01-14
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New Year Aspirations
Every year millions of people around the world decide to make new years resolutions. In these resolutions they promise themselves...
2013-01-14
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Blogs
Monday Monitor Tips: Configuring Access to the MCP Server
By Steve Jones
I have been experimenting with MCP servers in a few ways, including the Redgate...
The GO Barrier: Why SSMS Multi-Server Query Waits for the Slowest Connection
By Zikato
I deployed a schema change to 30 servers using multi-server query and deploy-at-low-priority. Small...
10 Things I Hate About Fabric Deployment Pipelines— And Some Alternatives
Fabric deployment pipelines look like they solve CI/CD for Fabric content, especially for people...
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Transaction Log Truncation
In SQL Server 2025, where can I find information about items that prevent or delay the transaction log truncation?
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