2015-08-03
245 reads
Editorials
But we've always done it that way…
Inspired by his visit to the battlefield of Waterloo, Grant Fritchey explains the dangers of doing things the way you've always done them and the need to challenge constantly your beliefs and understanding of how the technology you manage works.
2015-08-03
151 reads
How To Keep Up with SQL Server
It can be a challenge to keep up with the rapidly evolving SQL Server platform. Andy Warren has a few ideas today.
2015-07-31
377 reads
The Security Payoff
An invitation to hack United's IT systems has resulted in vulnerabilities being found and hackers rewarded for disclosing the issues.
2015-07-30
100 reads
Hiring for Culture
Steve Jones discusses the decision to hire someone that fits in with your culture at work, and what that means.
2015-07-29
145 reads
Visualizing in Space
An amazing visualization of basketball players has Steve Jones encouraging you to find your own pet project and showcase some skills.
2015-07-28
136 reads
No Downtime Deployments
Can you deploy your database changes without any downtime? Steve Jones has a few notes.
2015-07-27
122 reads
What We Want and What We'll Pay For
The challenges of getting enough resources for our projects aren't always apparent.
2015-07-27
140 reads
Is Skynet Coming?
The poll this week looks to the future and artificial intelligence. Steve Jones wonders if we'll ever really see this.
2015-07-24
149 reads
The Evolving DBA
The job of the DBA is constantly evolving, but one thing has always been critical: access to data.
2015-07-23
246 reads
Blogs
Blog a Day – Day 1: History of AI
By Vinay Thakur
it has been a year since i have not written much on the blog...
A New Word: on tenderhooks
By Steve Jones
on tenderhooks – adj. feeling the primal satisfaction of being needed by someone, which...
Ramblings about data communities and your contributions, no excuses
By DataOnWheels
I have been active in the data community throughout my career. I have met...
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A Quick Restore
While doing some testing of an application, I wanted to reset my environment after doing some testing with this code:
USE DNRTest BACKUP DATABASE DNRTest TO DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' GO /* Bunch of stuff tested here */RESTORE DATABASE DNRTest FROM DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' WITH REPLACEWhat happens if this runs, assuming the "bunch of stuff" isn't anything affecting the instance. See possible answers