2011-11-11
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Administration
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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2011-10-04
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2011-09-29
2,553 reads
Database Files Physical Location
Displaying the SQL Database names and its associated files in the System drives in which the files are stored / mapped.
2011-11-11 (first published: 2011-09-27)
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Recovery Models
Learn the basics of recovery models in this short article from SQL Server guru and MVP, Gail Shaw.
2011-09-01
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2011-08-29
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