SQL Server Hybrid High Availability and Disaster Recovery
This article summarizes the factors to consider and provide an overview of various options for HA and DR in cloud based SQL Server deployments.
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Stairway to SQLCLR Level 4: Security (EXTERNAL and UNSAFE Assemblies)
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Chris Date and the Relational Model
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Importance of Recovery Model in SQL Server
Have you ever wondered why the transaction log file grows bigger and bigger? What caused it to happen? How do you control it? How does the recovery model of a database control the growing size of the transaction log? Read on to learn the answers.
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Detecting Deadlocks Quickly
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Detecting Deadlocks Quickly
In the Database Engine, when a deadlock is detected, what does the detection interval shrink to (in time)?
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