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...
Chetna BhallaDrop Database in SQL Server by Killing Existing Connections
Introduction Let’s learn how to Drop Database in SQL Server when the users are connected to the SQL Server Database. You may find the need to close all the existing database connections in a database before...
Ashish MehtaCOMPRESS and DECOMPRESS T-SQL Enhancement in SQL Server 2016
SQL Server 2016 introduces two new system functions namely COMPRESS and DECOMPRESS. This is Part 7 of 10 Part T-SQL Enhancements in SQL Server 2016 for Developers and DBAs. Click here to read it from the beginning…...
3 Reasons You Should Learn dbaTools for Working With SQL Server
Have you heard about dbaTools? dbaTools is a free, open-source PowerShell module created by the SQL Server Community. With hundreds of SQL Server Administration, Best Practices and Migration Commands, dbaTools...
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...
SQL Server SELECT DISTINCT Clause T-SQL Tutorial with Examples
The SELECT DISTINCT Clause is used to fetch distinct values in a specific column of a given table. This is Part 3 of 40 Part SQL Server T-SQL Tutorial. Click here to read it from the beginning…. SELECT DISTINCT Syntax...
Why Model Database Default Settings Customization is Important for SQL Server?
What is a Model System Database? Model is a system database which is used as a template while creating newer user databases in SQL Server. Why you must make necessary changes to default settings of a Model System...
2 Signs you need to migrate to SharePoint 2016 and how to nail the upgrade
Reasons to Migrate to SharePoint 2016? Debates on migrating SharePoint solutions to its 2016 version started even before the version was officially released. All the stir is basically about the assertive promotion of...
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...
How to Identify SQL Server Cluster Node and Shared Drives Information Using TSQL Queries
When you have a Multiple SQL Server Cluster Configuration and multiple shared drives it becomes tough to know which SQL Server Failover Cluster Instance is using which Shared Drives. This article has the collection of...
T-SQL Enhancements in SQL Server 2016 for Developers and DBAs
SQL Server 2016 introduces many new T-SQL features for Developers and Database Administrators. Let us take a look at some of the new T-SQL enhancements in SQL Server 2016 along with relevant examples. This is Part 1 of...
How to Manage SQL Server Failover Cluster using Command Line
In this article we will take a look at how to manage SQL Server Failover Cluster Using Command Line. If you are managing multiple clusters then the following article will be of help How to Identify SQL Server Cluster...
SQL Server Database Backup Tutorial with Examples
Introduction It is very critical for any organization to protect its data within the database. Hence it is must for an organization to perform database backups at regular intervals. In this tutorial, you will learn...
Module-Nine-Articles
Limit SQL Server Error Log File Size in SQL Server
SQL Server Error Log contains valuable information which can be used by database administrators to troubleshoot issues with SQL Server. A typical Error Log file contain informational messages, warnings, critical events...
Configure Network Drive Visible for SQL Server During Backup and Restore Using SSMS
Introduction Most of the Development and Test Database Servers will not have enough disk space to store both the database and backup files in order to perform the periodic database refreshes. In such scenarios, the best...
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...
Download 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...
How to Enable an Index in SQL Server
In this article we will take a look at how to enable an index in SQL Server. This is a very useful feature which will help you enable an index which was disabled earlier to check whether the index was really useful or...
Download SQL Server 2016 Developer Edition for Free
Introduction Microsoft announced the release of the Release to Manufacturing (RTM) version of SQL Server 2016 on June 1, 2016. The good news is that you can download SQL Server 2016 Developer Edition for Free. Different...
How to Change Select Top 1000 Rows and Edit Top 200 Rows Default Value in SQL Server Management Studio
Introduction 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. Let us see how to alter...
Troubleshooting SQL Server blocked access to procedure sp_send_dbmail
Troubleshooting SQL Server blocked access to procedure ‘dbo.sp_send_dbmail’ of component ‘Database Mail XPs’ because this component is turned off as part of the security configuration for this...
