Everything you Need to Know about Database Normalization
The Relational Model of data management was first developed by Dr. Edgar F. Codd in 1969. Modern...
Update SQL Server statistics using a database maintenance plan
Database backups, integrity checks, and performance optimizations are core regular tasks of DBAs. The client data is very important for a...
SQL Vulnerability Assessment
SQL Vulnerability Assessment is a feature available in the latest versions of SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). This feature is very...
SQL Data Discovery and Classification
With the recent data protection laws and the implementation of GDPR last year, it is imperative for...
SQL Server Database Tables Export and Import Methods
When working as a SQL Server database administrator or developer, you cannot live in your isolated SQL Server world without communicating...
Overview of DBCC SHRINKFILE Command
Running DBCC Shrink commands is quite a controversial issue across the SQL Server community. In this article, we will review details about...
How to Export Data to Flat File with BCP Utility and Import data with Bulk Insert
The BCP (Bulk Copy Program) utility in SQL Server allows database administrators to import data...
Overview of DBCC CheckDB Function
Introduction Regular database maintenance is an important part of a Database Administrator’s job which helps to ensure that critically...
Running SQL Database Maintenance Tasks Using SQLCMD
This article is about developing an advanced understanding of the Sqlcmd utility which lets you run T-SQL commands directly from the...
Transferring Jobs and Schedules between Instances using T-SQL
Introduction Quite often, there is a need to transfer Agent jobs to a different instance of MS SQL...
