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 BhallaSQL Server SIMPLE Recovery Model Step by Step Tutorial with Examples
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 transactional log file and once the transaction...
Display Line Numbers in SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
As a developer you may have often encounter errors while debugging TSQL code. SQL Server will show you an error message referencing you to a particular line number where the syntax error has occurred. This tip explains...
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...
Ashish MehtaTAIL-LOG Backup in SQL Server Step by Step Tutorial with Examples
A tail-log backup captures any log records which has not yet been backed up i.e., the tail of the transaction log to prevent any work loss and to keep the transaction log chain intact. Before you can recover a SQL...
Permissions Required to Take Database Backup in SQL Server
For a user to take database backups in SQL Server a user must be a member of DBCREATOR Server Role and DB_OWNER Database Role. Else you will receive the below mentioned error while performing backups...
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...
How to Backup Database in SQL Server
How to Create a Full Backup of Database in SQL Server This article explains the steps you need to follow to take a FULL Backup of Database in SQL Server Using SQL Server Management Studio and by using TSQL Scripts. The...
Where can I find SQL Server Management Studio for SQL Server 2016?
After the successfully installation of SQL Server 2016, I have realized that SQL Server Management Studio 2016 (SSMS) is missing. In this tip we will discuss how to download and install SQL Server Management Studio for...
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...
TRANSACTION LOG Backups in SQL Server Step by Step Tutorial with Examples
Transaction log backup is only possible when your database is in FULL or BULK-LOGGED recovery model. With the help of Transaction Log backup one can achieve Point in Time recovery for the database in case of any...
PARTIAL Backup in SQL Server Step by Step Tutorial with Examples
As per MSDN “PARTIAL Backups are designed for use under SIMPLE recovery model; thereby to improve flexibility to backup very large database which contain one or more read-only Filegroups. They are useful whenever...
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...
How to Uninstall SQL Server 2008 Step by Step Guide
This article is a step by step guide which can be used by database administrators to Uninstall SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition. Step by Step Guide to Uninstall SQL Server 2008 / 2008 R2 Step 1: Click Start | Control...
How to Drop Database in SQL Server by Closing Existing Connections
This article outlines the steps to Drop Database in SQL Server when the users are connected to a SQL Server Database. You may need to closing existing connections in a database before restoring the database...
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...
Discover SQL Server Components Installed Using SQL Server Discovery Tool
Microsoft Introduced SQL Server Discovery Tool is widely used by SQL Server Database Administrators to quickly identify SQL Server Components which are already installed on a local SQL Server. The report shown in the...
