2011-12-09
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Administration
SQL Server Database Growth and Autogrowth Settings
It's easy to create a database nowadays with point-'n-click, but if you've left your database's autogrowth settings at their default, you may hit problems in the future. Why? What to do about it? Read on!
2011-12-08
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2011-12-02
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Total Database Information At Your Fingertips Part - II
This article will help to get some basic information from your databases that may help you in different situations.
2011-11-24
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2011-11-16
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2011-11-11
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Database recovery model change notification report for SQL Server
The database recovery model plays a crucial role for the recovery of a database. With several DBAs having access to a SQL Server instance there are bound to be changes that are not communicated. In this tip we cover a monitoring solution we deployed at our company to alert the DBAs if a database recovery model is different than what it is expected.
2011-11-02
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Standardize SQL Server Installations with Configuration Files
If you have a requirement to install multiple SQL Server instances with the same settings, you most likely want to do it without following the numerous manual installation steps. The below tip will guide you through how to install a SQL Server instance with less effort.
2011-10-31
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2011-10-28
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Wait Time - Query\Client
Script helps to get the client and queries that generate longer waiting time.
2011-11-07 (first published: 2011-10-14)
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Blogs
Are you getting value from your reporting?
By ChrisJenkins
Do you spend so long manipulating your data into something vaguely useful that you...
The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central
By Steve Jones
It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
Git forked
Forgive me for the title. Mentally I’m 12. When I started my current day...
Forums
Microsoft Security Changes and SQL Server
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Expanding into Print
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Downtime Caused by the Postgres Transaction ID Wraparound Problem
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Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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