Steve Thompson-454462 (6/10/2016)

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Brandie Tarvin (6/10/2016)

Thanks for the reply.

I wonder... Our reporting team has a database where they essentially flatten all our data into giant tables so their reports read quicker....

Brandie Tarvin (6/9/2016)

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Y.B. (6/9/2016)

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So what do you say when your boss announces in a meeting that 'we' should look into NoSQL? No really...what do you say?

I realize that there...

After writing this, I had a great conversation with someone that also mentioned we should think about bots. AI-like, or maybe scripted agents that interact with people or systems to...

You uploaded a Word backup file, which isn't valid. It would be better to send an image screenshot, or post it elsewhere and link here.

Brandie has given you some things...

Use the development section for your version. There were too many forums for 2008 and it created more confusion than help. We are looking to update the forums soon (project...

It's funny. Some people see titles, some don't. Some see tags, some don't.

It becomes hard to make a good question that doesn't give things away, nor is too obscure or...

Watch the log during TDE encryption as well. Logs written during this process.

Great link, Eddie. Hadn't seen that either.

I have to say I ran into this a week or so ago when I saw Joe Celko's article on Simple Talk (). In 25 years, I hadn't ever seen,...

g.britton (6/8/2016)

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Just to quickly answer the final question:

These days, it seems everyone is doing CI with SQL Server. Redgate (sponsors of...

Suzy T (6/8/2016)

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"This scenario has a limitation worth pointing out. It suitable for schema changes only, with no regard for data and, more importantly, constraints over the data."

Unless these points...

First, is this SQL Server 2012?

Second, this might help you get started: http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Stairway+Series/72455/

I wasn't sure there was sarcasm or humor involved. I've certainly been a part of conversations where...

Lynn Pettis (6/7/2016)

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Hugo Kornelis (6/7/2016)

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GilaMonster (6/7/2016)

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What I've advised for years is to notify on lack of success (eg: have a monitoring server check that the backup ran, and if it...

Ed Wagner (6/8/2016)

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Yep - exactly the point. Or...

SMTP servers are separate software. This isn't included with SQL Server. Your Exchange or other mail server can function as an SMTP server.