Demystifying SQL Server Differential Database Backups
Odd Man Out
SQL Server has three backup types. Two you have heard of and used. One, while useful, isn’t very well understood.
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2012-09-10 (first published: 2012-09-06)
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Stressed? Need training? Take a #SQLCruise!
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve sat in a training room, in the middle of a week long...
2012-09-06
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DBCC Cleaning CACHE – Memory
DBCC Cleaning CACHE – Memory I wanted to write this blog for quite some time, here you go, as you know...
2012-09-06
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Installing SQLServer for SCCM 2012 – Some points to note on patch levels
The prerequisite SQLServer 2008 R2 patch level for System Center Config Manager 2012(SCCM) is SP1 with Cumulative Update 6 (CU)
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2012-09-05
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PowerShell Split-Path Bug And A Workaround
Split-Path is a cmdlet built into Windows PowerShell that returns a specific part of a path, e.g. a parent directory...
2012-09-05
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The MERGE statement in SQL Server
The SQL MERGE statement was introduced in SQL Server 2008 and allows you to modify data in a target table based...
2012-09-06 (first published: 2012-09-05)
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“It’s Alive” - SSIS Design Patterns
I’m happy to announce that the book I’ve been working on for the past two years is complete and has...
2012-09-05
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“It’s Alive” – SSIS Design Patterns
I’m happy to announce that the book I’ve been working on for the past two years is complete and has...
2012-09-05
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Error: ACCESS DENIED on installation
Error: ACCESS DENIED on installation Generally you would get error on: >> During installation >> when try to start the sql services....
2012-09-05
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SSMS Report Error – Index(zero based) must be greater than or equal to zero and less than the size of argument list !
SSMS reports are one of the best ways to pull some great deal of Server level or Database level information...
2012-09-04
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Blogs
Local Models Using GPUs with Ollama
By Steve Jones
Can you use your GPUs when running a local model under Ollama? You can,...
Don’t Fear the Technology
By Brian Kelley
The concern that a particular technology is going to destroy the world seems to...
Creating a Custom SQL Server Security Checklist Using the DoD STIG
The STIG is detailed, which is a good thing, but I found myself wanting...
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Question of the Day
RegEx Functions III
If I run the REGEXP_LIKE() function, does it match values in a case-sensitive fashion, or a case-insensitive fashion by default.
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