SQL Server Database Engine supports different startup options for SQL Server Database Engine Service. A database administrator can set the startup options very easily using SQL Server Configuration Manager. In this...
Ashish MehtaDownload SQL Server 2014 Developer Edition Free
Introduction Download Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Developer Edition for Free for Visual Studio Dev Essentials Members Microsoft has announced that the SQL Server 2014 Developer Edition will available for free to Visual...
Chetna BhallaHow to Change Select Top 1000 Rows and Edit Top 200 Rows Default Value in SQL Server Management Studio
How to Select Top 1000 Rows SQL Server Starting SQL Server 2008, SSMS allows you to Select Top 1000 rows and Edit Top 200 rows. However, in the previous version of SSMS 2005, the only option was to open the entire table...
How to Attach SSAS Database in SQL Server
This article explains How to Attach Analysis Services Database in SQL Server. The steps mentioned in this article are applicable on SQL Server 2008 and Higher Versions. Different ways in which an Analysis Services...
Different Ways to Find Default Trace Location in SQL Server
How to Find SQL Server Default Trace Location Starting SQL Server 2005, Microsoft introduced a light weight trace which is always running by default on every SQL Server Instance. The trace will give very valuable...
SQL Server SELECT TOP Clause T-SQL Tutorial with Examples
The SELECT TOP Clause is used to specify the percentage of rows or to specify the number of rows which needs to be retrieved from a given table. This is Part 2 of 40 Part SQL Server T-SQL Tutorial. Click here to read it...
Does SQL Server Database Use Any Enterprise Edition Features?
One of the most common tasks performed by the DBA is to moving user databases across different editions of SQL Server especially during Disaster Recovery Situations. There are some Enterprise Edition only features which...
Identify Deadlocks in SQL Server Using Trace Flag 1222 and 1204
This article outlines the steps which one can follow to enable Trace Flag 1222 on SQL Server to capture deadlock information. You can also use Trace Flag 1204 in conjunction with Trace Flag 1222. Difference between...
How to Fix Cannot execute script. Insufficient memory to continue the execution of the program (mscorlib) error in SQL Server
How to Fix Insufficient memory to continue the execution of the program (mscorlib) error in SQL Server Database Administrators often need to get involved in code deployments wherein they release new code from one...
COPY_ONLY Backup in SQL Server Step by Step Tutorial with Examples
COPY_ONLY backup is a special type of SQL Server Backup which is independent of the sequence of conventional SQL Server backups. Normally whenever you take a backup it will affect how later backups are restored...
SQL Server SIMPLE Recovery Model Step by Step Tutorial with Examples
SIMPLE Recovery Model in SQL Server SIMPLE Recovery Model as the name suggests it is the most basic recovery model which is available in SQL Server. In this recovery model every transaction is written to the...
How to Configure TempDB on Local Disk in SQL Server 2012/2014 Failover Cluster to Improve Performance
Starting SQL Server 2012 Failover Cluster installation supports Local Disk to be used for TempDB Data and Log files. This article explains the steps to be followed by the DBA to configure SQL Server 2012 Failover...
ALTER TABLE WITH (ONLINE=ON | OFF) T-SQL Enhancement in SQL Server 2016
SQL Server 2016 introduces an interesting T-SQL enhancement to improve performance and reduce downtime ALTER TABLE WITH (ONLINE = ON | OFF). This statement will help you alter data types, change column/table collation...
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How to Disable an Index in SQL Server
In this article we will take a look at how to disable an index in SQL Server. This is a very useful feature which will help you identify whether the index is really useful or not without actually dropping the index...
How to Enable and Refresh IntelliSense in SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
Introduction In SQL Server 2008, Microsoft had introduced IntelliSense feature in SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). As a Developer or as a DBA you may face issues with IntelliSense feature not to be working or not...
How to Monitor Transaction Log File Usage in SQL Server
As a Best Practice database administrator should always monitor the space usage within the SQL Server Transaction Log file. This will help you quickly understand how much space the Transaction Log file is using during...
How to Increase Number of SQL Server Error Log Files
SQL Server Error Log is the best place for a Database Administrators to look for informational messages, warnings, critical events, database recover information, auditing information, user generated messages etc. By...
SQL Server Best Practice Auto Close Database Option Should Remain OFF
Introduction In this article, we will take a look at why it is essential to leave AUTO CLOSE database option turned OFF for a Production or a Non-Production SQL Server Database across all versions and editions of SQL...
Fix Cannot open user default database. Login failed. Login failed for user SQL Server Error
In this article we will take a look at the steps which you need to follow when you receive “Cannot open user default database. Login failed. Login failed for user ‘UserName’. (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 4064)“ SQL...
SQL Server: How to Start SQL Server with Minimal Configuration
Introduction There can be certain scenarios when SQL Server is not starting because of configuration problems. During such scenarios one need to start an instance of SQL Server by using minimal configuration...
SQL Server: How to Find which user deleted the database in SQL Server
Introduction In this article we will take a look at the steps which you can follow to quickly identify the user who deleted the user database in SQL Server. There are two different methods by which one can easily find...
