Using Trace Flag 3226 to Suppress Log Backup Logging
Introduction Every backup operation in SQL Server is written to the SQL Server Error log. This...
Column-level and row-level tracking in merge replication
In this article, let us review row-level and column-level tracking options in merge replication and how these are used in detecting...
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 Automate SQL Database Maintenance Tasks using SQLCMD
This article is about automating SQL database maintenance tasks through SQLCMD utility which lets...
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 into a table and export data from a table...
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...
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...
SQL Server Bulk Insert – Part 2
In the previous part of this article, we discussed how to import CSV files to SQL Server with the help of BULK INSERT statement. We...
Implementing Automated Database Backup and Restore with Default Means
Introduction You can find a lot of guides on how to backup and restore databases. In this one, we’ll show how this can be done using the...
SQL Server 2019 New Features
Microsoft’s leading database is an essential tool, with in-cloud and on-premises versions...
