SQL Server Partitioning 101
I’ve worked with partitioning for quite some time now, and though it has been around for quite some time and lots has been written about the concept I recently...
2014-04-23
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Richie Lee's SQL Stuff
2013-12-10
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Analysis Services Server Activity Monitor 2014 0.0.0.1 Alpha Released
This morning I am happy to announce the release of an alpha version of the SSAS Activity Viewer for SQL Server 2014 CTP2. The name has had a slight...
2013-11-11
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UK SQL Relay 2013 R2 Plus Travel Info for London and Southampton
Throughout November, SQL Relay R2 2013 is taking place in the UK. This is the 2nd series of events this year. SQL Relay is a series of 1 day...
2013-11-04
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SQL Server 2014 CTP2 Available to Download
At the PASS Summit keynote today Quentin Clark announced that SQL Server CTP2 (which is public and the last public review) and is available right now to download here....
2013-10-16
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SQL Server Analysis Services Activity Viewer 2012 1.1 Stable Released
This morning I am happy to announce the release of a stable version of SSAS Activity Viewer 2012. The build number is 1.1.0.0. The new features have been highlighted...
2013-10-10
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SQL Server Analysis Services Activity Viewer 2012 1.0.0.1 Beta Released
(Worth noting that there is a more recent version available here!)
Hi all, yesterday morning I created a project based on an old blog post Upgrade Analysis Services Activity Viewer...
2013-10-04
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Get The Backup History for Databases
Below is a script that I use to find the backup history for all the databases on a single instance. There is an inline ‘WHERE’ clause that is currently...
2013-10-03
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SQL Server Hardware and Storage Links
Being a DBA is more than just knowing about SQL: it’s about the technology which SQL runs on, which includes servers and storage. I’m naturally interested in hardware, so...
2013-09-24
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Extract DacPac Using Command Line
When extracting Dacpacs it’s quite straightforward to go through the UI and extract, however what if you want to do this for more than one database, or automate the...
2013-09-19
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Blogs
How to Parameterize Fabric Linked Services in Azure Data Factory for Azure Devops Deployment
Quite the title, so let me set the stage first. You have an Azure...
Deployment Pipelines in Fabric – What Are They?
By HeyMo0sh
In the realm of software development and content creation, the deployment pipeline serves as...
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Ola Hallengren Index Optimize Maintenance can we have data compression = page
I have a quick question on Ola Hallengren Index Optimize Maintenance . Do we...
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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