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Flyway and Simple Source Control
How to integrate Flyway database development with Source control, so that you can track what changes were made and who made them as well as which objects changed between versions, and how.
The General Database Platform
It seems that many people who choose NoSQL platforms still need relational features. Steve speculates on why.
[Re-post] Tackling the Challenges of Hybrid Estates
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SQL Server vulnerabilities and assessment
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The nuances of MySQL indexes
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Webinar: Introducing Database DevOps
Join Microsoft Data Platform MVP, and AWS Community Builder Grant Fritchey to discover what we mean by Database DevOps, why you need to include the database in your DevOps initiative and the benefits its offer you, your teams, and your organization.
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Forums
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Question of the Day
Mixed Backups
I have a complex database with a few filegroups and files. Can I run a backup command like this? (assume file/filegroup names are valid).
BACKUP DATABASE [complex]
FILE = N'thirdone'
, FILE = N'thirdtwo'
, FILEGROUP = N'second'
TO DISK = N'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL16.SQL2022\MSSQL\Backup\complex.bak'
WITH NOFORMAT, NOINIT, NAME = N'complex-Full Database Backup', SKIP, NOREWIND, NOUNLOAD, STATS = 10
GO
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