Using VMware VMDKs for SQL Server Database Cloning
Learn how you can clone a database with a VMDK virtual disk to store your data.
2019-06-20
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WinDocks
Ordering T-SQL Scripts with Git and PowerShell
Learn how you can ensure that scripts are executed in a specific order with Git and PowerShell for use in a Docker container.
2019-05-28
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Containers for enhanced Data Governance and Compliance
Complex data environments sometimes need new techniques to properly manage the information. See how Windocks can help with containers and SQL Server.
2017-07-25
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Blogs
SQL Server 2025 Generally Available
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This was announced last week at Microsoft Ignite and it's been covered by others...
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Redgate acquired a data modeling tool from Vertabelo recently and I wanted to explore...
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SQL Server 2022 order by bug?
Hi, I was using order by on a column with characters and saw something...
SQL Server 2025 Build List
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Filtered Indexes: The Developer’s Secret Weapon in SQL Server
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Question of the Day
Getting The Database Name
I run this code to connect to SQL Server 2022 from the command line.
sqlcmd -S localhost -EAt the command line, I run these two commands:
SELECT ORIGINAL_DB_NAME() GOWhat is returned? See possible answers