You have a timeout as it says in the error message: Timeout expired

Your server could be offline. You could simply have a very low client-side timeout setting. You could have...

For unit testing within SQL Server, I'd suggest looking at T-SQLT[/url]. It's unit testing for SQL Server and open source. If you want to automate the process and have reports,...

curious_sqldba (8/23/2016)

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Have you googled? Would have taken you less...

SQLRNNR (8/23/2016)

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GilaMonster (8/23/2016)

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To...

Well done.

I'm right there with Lowell. Severely corrupt databases are fixed by restoring a good backup (which also means validation of consistency is a part of the backup process). It does...

You can get by with one or two DRCs. It depends on how much you're attempting to simulate precise load and how much you just want "a" load.

I would not...

It's only going to be one to one if the initial insert is inserting a single row at a time. You should then see it that way. However, if the...

You've got it pretty much nailed. It will do exactly what you're expecting of it. The only trick is that you need to do a point in time restore of...

ChrisM@Work (8/23/2016)

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The second article is written in growlingly poor English. I read it this morning. Despite some relief - in the comments - from the frustrating language and the glaring...

This is a seven year old thread, so I shouldn't comment on it, but I can't help but point out that both links in the last two posts which presume...

I had to go and look. You're 100% correct and I stand corrected.

BTW, can't help but point it out, not only does SQL...

Sharding is still a choice that you can do. Federations are gone for sure and certain.

Which version of SSMS are you using? I'm pretty sure the Intellisense features in the 2016 SSMS work on Azure. Although, frankly, I don't like them that much. I really...

Congrats!