Fixing "The Distributor has not been installed correctly" Error with AWS
When migrating a database from SQL Server on premises to AWS, you might receive this error. Learn how to get rid of it.
2022-06-17
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Migration
2022-04-25
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2022-04-13
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2022-04-06
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Azure SQL Migrations using Azure Data Studio
This article looks at database migration with the Azure Data Studio extension, making it easy to move databases from an on premises SQL Server to one in Azure.
2021-09-20
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2017-03-08
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Paying Attention to Estimates
Aaron Bertrand follows up on a recent post about DATEFROMPARTS() with a deeper look into the estimates and potential mitigation techniques.
2016-08-15
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Fix Orphan Users for Instance Migration
Use provided script to fix orphan users for all databases after Instance Migration. Tested on SQL 2014.
2016-01-04 (first published: 2015-12-17)
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SQL Server Migration
Some SQL migrations require keeping the server name, instance name, IP, and port number. Geoff Ruble shares some notes on his recent experience with a SQL Server migration.
2018-07-20 (first published: 2015-10-12)
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Generate RESTORE DATABASE Script without Using CMDSHELL
Use this script to generate RESTORE DATABASE scripts for all .BAK backup files from backup location during Instance or Database migration.
2016-08-31 (first published: 2014-12-10)
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