SQL Server Error 3013: Restore Database is Terminating Abnormally
Overview of SQL Server Error 3013
One of the most frustrating situations that a user experiences while working with SQL Server...
2018-02-17
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SQL Server Overview
A Guide for Decrypting SQL Server Database Objects
Overview
The SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2008 provide a new feature for encrypting data to protect it from...
2018-02-28 (first published: 2018-02-16)
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Forensic Analysis of Log files in SQL Server
The Importance of Log Files in SQL Server
On the SQL server every day we perform many transactions and as we...
2018-02-05
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Top Five Backup and Recovery Plans for SQL Database
Introduction
Creating a good backup and recovery plan for SQL database is a very important task of a database administrator. A...
2018-02-02
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Managing SQL Server Transaction Log File
Overview
In our previous section we have discussed how to create an audit trigger in SQL Server and how it helps...
2018-01-29
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Learn Different Options for Importing Data Into SQL Server
Most of the time users need to import their data into SQL Server for its proper management. Select from the...
2018-01-22
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What Does REPAIR_ALLOW_DATA_LOSS in SQL Server Signify?
REPAIR_ALLOW_DATA_LOSS is the repair level, which is recommended by DBCC CHECKDB when the database is found in a corrupted state.SQL...
2018-01-19
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How to Run DBCC CHECKDB to Check SQL Database Integrity
Database Console Command CHECKDB (DBCC CHECKDB)is used to check the integrity (physical & logical) of objects in a SQL Server database.The...
2018-01-17
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Steps to Configure SQL Server to Listen On A Specific TCP Port
Management of the database is very much essential in today’s date and for doing this, there is a need to...
2018-01-15
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Alwayson Availability Groups vs Alwayson Failover Cluster Instances
SQL Server is one of the finest database management system deployed by organizations for storing and retrieving their data. It...
2018-01-22 (first published: 2018-01-13)
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Blogs
Speaking at the TechnoSecurity and Digital Forensics East Conference
By Brian Kelley
The Techno Security & Digital Forensics Conference (East) runs from June 3-5, 2025, this...
Techorama 2025 – Slides
You can find the slides for my session Building the €100 data warehouse with...
Query Hints and Estimated Plans
I’m working on an update to my Query Performance Tuning book for SQL Server...
Forums
SQL Cookbook: Query Solutions and Techniques for All SQL Users
Comments posted to this topic are about the item SQL Cookbook: Query Solutions and...
SQL Server 2022 Query Performance Tuning
Comments posted to this topic are about the item SQL Server 2022 Query Performance...
Architecting Power BI Solutions in Microsoft Fabric
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Architecting Power BI Solutions in...
Question of the Day
CONCAT_WS
What output do the queries produce?
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