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Five Seconds Transaction Log Shrink
This is somewhat of a quick or lazy way to truncate and shrink the transaction log because all you have to do is replace the database name and change your size requirements. It’s not the cleanest or...
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What if your database server was hacked and all your data was deleted?
Recently in the news an article circulated about a coordinated attack by a team of hackers known as Anonymous. Information about this incident is all over the internet here is one article with details...
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SQL Server Backup and Recovery Fundamentals Presentation
SQL Server Backup and Recovery Fundamentals – February 5th, 2013 A copy of the recording is available here. Code and slides are under the Presentations section of this website. Correction:Compression...
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I’m speaking at SQL Server Saturday #233 – Washington DC!
It’s that time of the year again when SQL Saturday makes its way back to the Washington DC Area. Here is a link to register and to get all the details you need...
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[SQL Snacks Video] Importance of COPY_ONLY Backups
There are many features/options we sometimes overlook and then wonder later what went wrong. The COPY_ONLY option with backups is one that I felt is important to highlight to SQL Server DBAs. This...
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Spend some quality time with your Database using Database Snapshots for testing
First let’s get things straight, this post is not an encouragement for anyone to spend more time with his/her Database or with Database Snapshots for that matter. If you’re married to your Database,...
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