2008-12-24
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Database Snapshots
Recover Data Using Database Snapshots
This article shows how database snapshots can be used to recover data in a source database
2008-12-16
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2008-08-20 (first published: 2008-06-19)
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usp_createsnapshot
Stored procedure which creates snapshot of database. Timestamp in snapshot. Multiple datafiles are supported
2008-07-04 (first published: 2008-05-28)
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Database Snapshots
This white paper I will explain how exactly this new feature works, why you may or may not consider using it, and how to get started using it.
2008-05-27
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Question of the Day
The Empty Aggregate
I have this table in a SQL Server 2025 database:
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[CustomerOrder] ( [OrderID] [int] NULL, [CustomerID] [int] NULL, [total] [money] NULL ) ON [PRIMARY] GOWhat is returned from this code? (answers are for the sum and then the count)
SELECT SUM(total) AS sum,
COUNT(total) AS count
FROM dbo.CustomerOrder;
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