Tag Archives: administration

Restore to a point in time–#SQLNewBlogger

Posted on May 25, 2017 by way0utwest

Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as #SQLNewBloggers. This is also a part of a basic series on git and how to use it. One of the … Continue reading →

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Using DBCC Clonedatabase

Posted on May 10, 2017 by way0utwest

I haven’t messed with the new DBCC CloneDatabase option in SQL Server 2014/12016 (depending on patches), but recently I saw this: On a quiet Friday afternoon, this seemed like a good time to experiment. We (Redgate Software) have a salesdemo … Continue reading →

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Balloons and Data

Posted on May 9, 2017 by way0utwest

This editorial was originally published on Aug 8. 2013. It is being re-run as Steve is out of the office. We see a lot of questions at SQLServerCentral repeated over the years as workers new to the platform encounter some … Continue reading →

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Using Trace Flags

Posted on March 17, 2017 by way0utwest

At SQLServerCentral, we recently published a list of all the trace flags from Konstantin Taranov. It’s a great list, and thanks to Konstantin for compiling it. While I haven’t often used trace flags, there are some that have really helped … Continue reading →

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