Spend some quality time with your Database using Database Snapshots for testing
First let’s get things straight, this post is not an encouragement for anyone to spend more time with his/her Database...
2013-08-01
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TheSqlPro.com - Ayman El-Ghazali
Indexing Fundamentals Presentation – Pending Questions Answered
On July 10th 2013, I gave a presentation with the Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS) DBA Fundamentals Virtual Chapter....
2013-07-17
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Indexing Fundamentals Presentation
**This Session has been rescheduled for July 10th @ Noon EST (16:00 UTC)** On July 10th 2013 @ Noon EST (16:00 UTC)...
2013-06-26
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SQL Server Management Studio Rainbow Edition
Ever wanted to know the reason behind the Database color scheme in SQL Server Management Studio? I have always wondered...
2013-06-12
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How to Avoid a Database “Heart Attack”
For the past couple of months I have been working with Ben Weiss a Digital Marketing Strategist at Infusive Solutions (http://www.infusivesolutions.com/)....
2013-06-05
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Email Response: SQL Server 2012 Planning and Architecture
I received an email from a connection on LinkedIn seeking some advice for architecture on a new reporting system. Although...
2013-05-15
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Estimate Table Size based on the Metadata from INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS
A problem I face often is not knowing the size of a new table that I’m creating. I put some...
2013-04-24
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Free SQL Server 2012 Installation Guide
Everyone’s favorite four letter word is back, FREE! Yes, it is time I gave back to the community since I’ve...
2013-04-15
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SQL Server 2012 Virtual Lab with Clustering using Hyper-V
After having a great opportunity to attend a Beta course for Hyper-V with Windows 2012 at Learning Tree, I decided...
2013-03-13
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SQL Agent and the case of the missing job owner…
One fine morning as I’m sitting at my desk doing my work I review some emails about cleaning out some...
2013-02-20
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Blogs
The Benefits of Teaching
By Brian Kelley
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Power BI, Excel, OneLake – Dreams Do Come True!
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I can’t believe it’s finally here! A way to have Excel live in OneDrive...
The Book of Redgate: What Our Staff Says
By Steve Jones
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Website Stability 2025/12/05
All week we've had issues with the site being up and down. There's been...
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I created a post (or tried) in the 2022 Admin forum. https://www.sqlservercentral.com/?post_type=topic&p=4694880 But it's...
Question of the Day
Fabric Mirroring
In which versions can I mirror a database from an on-premises SQL Server to a Fabric data warehouse?
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