Backing up the “log” of a database which is in Simple recovery model ! – Watch out for this!
In theory we cannot backup the log of a database which is in Simple recovery model, however there is a...
2012-10-01
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Blog Posts
Database Maintenance Essentials – Resources
I told people in New York at SQL in the City that I’d post some resources on the blog from...
2012-10-01
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DML Triggers to track SQL Server Agent Jobs creation, deletion and modification events
SQL Server Agent jobs are crucial to any SQL Server environment, as they are used for scheduling and performing critical...
2012-10-01
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Free Training Before the PASS Summit
How many of you out there get approval to go to the PASS Summit (YES!) but then get denied the...
2012-10-01
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New York New York
Come and join me live in New York this coming December where I will be presenting Learning Tree’s2109 SQL Server...
2012-10-01
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October 2012 – Monthly SQL Server Checklist
October already. The PASS Summit is coming soon and we’re entering the time of the year that many of us...
2012-10-01
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Speaking at SQL Server #165 Lincoln this Saturday
The Omaha SSUG’s sister group, the Lincoln SSUG, is hosting a SQL Saturday this coming Saturday, October 6th, at Avery...
2012-10-01
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SQL in the City
That’s where we were on Friday. 780 Third Avenue, in the middle of Manhattan. The start of our 2012 US...
2012-10-01
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SQL in the City - New York 2012
I was able to attend the SQL in the City event in New York this past Friday. I highly recommend...
2012-10-01
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SQL Server 2000 || DBCC CHECKDB logs entried in T-log file
Issue : When running DBCC CHECKDB on SQL server 2000, We are facing t-log growth & blocking.
Cause : DBCC CHECKDB does block in...
2012-10-01
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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
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Guarding Against SQL Injection at the Database Layer (SQL Server)
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Ola Hallengren Index Optimize Maintenance can we have data compression = page
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Question of the Day
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