2019-02-19
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Database
Database Snapshot Use Case: Service Migration
In this article, we show how we used Database Snapshots as a rollbackup plan for a database migration from one data centre to another. Database Snapshots proved to be the best route since we sould not afford the time a backup/restore approach would take.
2020-08-28 (first published: 2018-12-11)
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Generic, parameterised, create DB script
A script to be used as part of development deployments where new databases are required, so as to provide standardisation.
2017-01-23 (first published: 2017-01-18)
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2016-11-30
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Database Backup Information Scripts
Scripts used to validate the backups information as below
1) Database Backups for all databases For Previous Week
2) Most Recent Database Backup for Each Database
3) Most Recent Database Backup for Each Database - Detailed
4) Databases Missing a Back-Up Within Past 24 Hours
2015-11-25 (first published: 2015-11-03)
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Figure out recovery mode for each database
It is anoying that someone created a new database and left its recovery mode in simple and it caused your backup jobs to fail.
2015-11-23 (first published: 2015-10-26)
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2012-07-25
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Blogs
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Distributed AG DB movement
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