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Inside SQL Server Backup and Restore History Pruning with sp_delete_backuphistory
I had a customer that was looking to document a restore that had occurred on one of their systems and didn’t see it. They had concerns about SQL Server accurately tracking history across time and noted they hadn’t cleaned any … Continue reading
Xp_cmdshell Use Cases
I had someone ask me recently how to run xp_cmdshell on a Linux version of SQL Server. I told them you can’t, as it’s an unsupported feature and not one that I expect to see released. I had to double-check, … Continue reading
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