TSQL Challenge 79 - Finding the Islands
The challenge is to find the Islands(gaps) in sequential dates. You need to write a query to identify continuous intervals from the start date and end date.
Init Replication From Backup
One of the great features with SQL Replication is the ability to initialize a subscription from backup instead of from a snapshot. The official use for this is to take a database backup and restore it to a subscriber then replicate any additional changes to the backup.
SQL Saturday #133 - Costa Rica
A free day of training in Costa Rica on Apr 14, 2012. If you are near San Jose, sign up today.
The SQL Saturday Australia Tour
Free days of training in Australia during the spring of 2012. Apr 12 in Brisbane, Apr 14 in Wellinton, Apr 19 in Canberra, Apr 21 in Sydney, Apr 24 in Adelaide, and Apr 28 in Perth.
Backup and Restore
Today's editorial was originally published on May 13, 2007. It is being re-run as Steve is at SQL Server Connections. Today Steve Jones talks about the need to train yourself, just like people in other professions.
How to create a database backup using visual studio
This article describes how to backup a database using a C# Windows Form.
World Backup Day
This Saturday is World Backup Day, and with this in mind, Red Gate's Brian Harris talks about SQL Backup 7 and why they want to make backup verification a focus for more DBAs.
The Mechanical Turk
Today's editorial was originally published on Apr 17, 2007. It is being re-run as Steve is at SQL Server Connections. Today Steve talks about the Mechanical Turk process at Amazon.
Blogs
Monday Monitor Tips: Virtual Machine Usage and Cost
By Steve Jones
One of the things I’ve been requesting for a number of years is cost...
Advice I Like: Respect
By Steve Jones
“Don’t aim to have others like you; aim to have them respect you.” –...
Blue Sky Programming – The Optimism Trap
Many years ago, before I joined Oracle, I was working on a major modernisation...
Forums
SQL Art, Part 4: Happy 4th of July — A British DBA's Guide to Celebrating a War We Don't Talk About
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SQL Server Still Wins
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DBCC CHECKDB Limits I
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Question of the Day
DBCC CHECKDB Limits I
When running DBCC CHECKDB on SQL Server 2025, can I include the Resource Database?
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