How to Make Sense of SQL Server Geography Data Type

Database administration, Work with data • One Comment

SQL Server Geography data type is unlike other types simply because you don’t use it often....
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How to Make Use of SQL Server Graph Database Features

Code Management, Tools & technologies

Would SQL Server graph database features fit your next project? While you may not know the definitive answer right now, you might be...
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Configuring AlwaysOn Availability Groups on SQL Server

Availability Groups, Database administration

INTRODUCTION This document describes the steps and additional information necessary to configure AlwaysOn Availability Groups for HA and DR...
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Restoring the SQL Server Master Database

Database administration, Database Optimization & Structure

INTRODUCTION The master database contains records of the structure/configuration for both the...
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SQL Server System Databases – Basic Concepts

Database administration, Database Optimization & Structure

Introduction The SQL Server design implies a one-to-many mapping between the database engine (instance) and the databases hosted on the...
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Workplace Encounters: Reclaiming Space from an Oversized Database

Database administration, Memory Optimization

INTRODUCTION This document records steps, scripts, and ideology behind the maintenance performed on a production database between 22nd...
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Using SQL Server 2016 Upgrade Advisor

Tools & technologies, Utilities & Extensions

INTRODUCTION SQL Server is designed to allow multiple databases on a single instance. With this...
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How To Migrate SQL Server Jobs From One SQL Server Instance To Another

Database administration, Database Optimization & Structure

Introduction In a previous article, we highlighted that the msdb database stores practically all objects related to automation. In this...
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SQL Server Lock Escalation

Database administration, Work with data

Introduction Relational databases follow the ACID properties in how they implement transactions – Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation, and...
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Storing and Analyzing Documents on Windows File System with SQL Server Semantic Search – Part 2

Database administration, Search

This is the second part of the material dedicated to SQL Server Semantic Search. In the previous...
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