Tag Archives: microsoft sql server
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Backups of backups or How long is my backup really available?
1February 7, 2018 by Kenneth Fisher
I’ve said before that backups are at once one of the easiest things DBAs do, one of the most important, …
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How To: Install SQL Server on an Azure VM
3January 29, 2018 by Kenneth Fisher
Last month I demonstrated creating an Azure VM with SQL installed using one of the default templates. While this is …
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Help it takes forever to open the SQL Server Log!
Leave a commentJanuary 24, 2018 by Kenneth Fisher
Just to be very clear, I’m talking about the SQL Server Log, not database logs. Sometimes this is called the …
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What’s dbo?
6January 22, 2018 by Kenneth Fisher
Don’t you hate it how certain words (well, acronyms in this case) get reused to mean multiple things? dbo seems …
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Fun with sp_rename
Leave a commentJanuary 11, 2018 by Kenneth Fisher
Currently the only way to rename objects in SQL Server is to use sp_rename. Although that may be changing in …
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A Solution for Squirrely SQL Server Security: TSQL Tuesday #98
Leave a commentJanuary 9, 2018 by Kenneth Fisher
It’s the first T-SQL Tuesday of the year! Arun Sirpal (b/t) is our host this month. Thanks, Arun! The subject …
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What is impersonation for?
3December 27, 2017 by Kenneth Fisher
I was doing some research on impersonation the other day, and among other things, I ran across a forum question …
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When do usernames and passwords belong in connection strings
Leave a commentDecember 18, 2017 by Kenneth Fisher
tl;dr: When using a windows or active directory authenticated id you do not put the username or password into your …
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How to: Create an Azure VM with SQL Server using a default template
1December 14, 2017 by Kenneth Fisher
One of the really cool things about the cloud is how quickly you can spin up a new machine to …
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