Tag Archives: administration

Dropping a Database Now–#SQLNewBlogger

Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as #SQLNewBloggers. One of the things I find myself doing often with demos is dropping databases. I may create and drop … Continue reading

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The Time to Patch

Microsoft has spent years working on building a reliable and dependable patch process for their software. While some products have had more sporadic updates, SQL Server has moved to a fairly regular schedule. Not quite a predictable “Patch Tuesday” schedule, … Continue reading

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Batch Scripting SQLCMD–#SQLNewBlogger

Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as #SQLNewBloggers. I wouldn’t do this anymore, but I ran across a post where someone couldn’t use PowerShell in their organization. … Continue reading

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Setting Permissions for a SQL Server backup folder–#SQLNewBlogger

Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as #SQLNewBloggers. While testing a script recently, I needed to set a few backup folders for my instance. This was a … Continue reading

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