2009-02-19
3,247 reads
Backup and restore
Backup on the fly based on previous backups
This script uses the system backup history to run a differential backup and place it in the directory of the last full backup.
2009-03-06 (first published: 2009-02-12)
641 reads
Understanding Logging and Recovery in SQL Server
Logging and recovery are critical parts of SQL Server, but they are often poorly understood. Paul Randal gives an overview of how the logging and recovery features work in SQL Server and explains the transaction log and recovery models to help you maintain a better database.
2009-01-23
3,187 reads
2009-01-14
3,608 reads
2008-12-18
3,265 reads
Create Backups without Breaking the Database Backup Sequence
This article shows how the COPY_ONLY clause can be used to ensure that an ad-hoc database backup do not break the backup sequence
2008-12-18
3,341 reads
2008-12-17
3,693 reads
2008-12-16
3,788 reads
2008-12-11
3,817 reads
Backup and Truncate Transaction Logs
Save the transaction log and truncate the file to prevent Tlogs FULL Error
2008-12-16 (first published: 2008-11-17)
2,701 reads
Blogs
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Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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Creating a Simple and Flexible Random Password Generator in SQL Server
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Identities and Sequences IV
When thinking about the identity property and sequence objects, which of these can be used with numeric and decimal data types?
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