#PowershellBasics: Bulk insert.
In my last post I talked about invoke-sqlcmd. It’s a nice easy way to run a query or a .sql ... Continue reading
2021-09-21
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#PowershellBasics: Running a .sql script file.
As with all programming tasks there are a number of ways to do something, this is just one that I ... Continue reading
2021-09-16
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Database Sizes
Quick query today. I needed a list of database sizes so came up with this: Nothing exciting, but I figure ... Continue reading
2021-09-22 (first published: 2021-09-14)
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Remote Desktop: Force the resolution to match the screen size.
One of the things I hate most about using remote desktop is when the resolution for the remote server is ... Continue reading
2021-09-09
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Auditing with “C2 Auditing” and “Common Criteria Compliance”
I’m going to be fairly high level on these because to be honest, if you are going to use them ... Continue reading
2021-09-07
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SQL Homework – September 2021 – How good is your recovery plan?
Last month I had you create a security standards document. This month we are going to document our recovery plan. ... Continue reading
2021-09-15 (first published: 2021-09-02)
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Rule 1: Be kind, be polite.
In my house, this is rule one. Sometimes it’s my wife or I reminding our kids, sometimes it’s them reminding ... Continue reading
2021-09-17 (first published: 2021-08-31)
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The sysname datatype defaults to not NULL.
The other day I was creating a table to store some metadata. Since the metadata I was collecting (sys.databases.name for ... Continue reading
2021-09-10 (first published: 2021-08-26)
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Error: Cannot continue the execution because the session is in the kill state.
This was a rather interesting error. I’d certainly never seen it before, and based on one of the answers to ... Continue reading
2021-08-24
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A new presentation on Auditing your databases
I’m giving a presentation at the PASS Data Community Summit 2021 being put on by Redgate! It’s going to be ... Continue reading
2021-08-19
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Blogs
Daily Coping 24 Sept 2021
By Steve Jones
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to...
Using environment variable files for SQL Server in containers
There are a whole bunch of environment variables that can be used to configure...
How to Design Backups in SQL Server?
By nelsonaloor
The Recovery Point Objective (RPO) and Recovery Time Objective (RTO) are basic concepts related...
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Need an urgent help with creating a relational database!!
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Need to Convert SQL Code Written for Azure SQLDW to SQL Server 2016
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SQL join based on column value
I am trying to join two tables based on the condition. Table1: ID ...
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