I’m Speaking! SQL Saturday #402 – Indianapolis
One of benefits, among several, in moving to Kentucky is the close proximity to several SQL Saturday events. I am...
2015-08-04
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I’m Speaking! Edmonton SQL Server User Group
I am honored to be speaking at the Edmonton SQL Server User Group. I always find it humbling to be...
2015-07-20
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Validating Cluster Instance Owner with Powershell
A few weeks ago, for TSQL Tuesday, I wrote about how I used Powershell to manage failing over clusters. At work,...
2015-07-17
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I’m Speaking! Omaha SQL Server/BI User Group
Well, it has finally happened. In the 7+ years that I helped to run the Omaha SQL/BI User Group, I...
2015-07-02
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T-SQL Tuesday #67 – Extended Events
This month’s T-SQL Tuesday topic is about extended events and comes from Jes Borland (B|T).
Like in most environments, we utilize...
2015-06-16 (first published: 2015-06-09)
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Why NULL Placement Matters
Not those Benjamin’s
Benjamin Franklin once said, “A place for everything and everything in it’s place“. While I assume that he...
2015-06-10 (first published: 2015-06-04)
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SQL Server 2008 R2 SP3 Install Errors
Whenever it is time to install a service pack every DBA silently hopes that nothing will go wrong. I would...
2015-05-28
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Why not jump in and help?
If you know me, you know it is in my nature to help. Whether it’s helping a friend move, helping...
2015-05-21
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Database Growth
Last week I got into a conversation with a colleague about how SQL Server grows the database. We were both fairly...
2015-05-14
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Free Your Mind. Release Your Inner Developer
I have always liked the drawings done by MC Escher. Looking at his drawings has always forced me to look...
2015-05-07
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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