Joey on SQL Server How To Automate Tasks in Azure SQL Database Knowing how to automate tasks in the cloud will make you a more productive DBA. Here are the key concepts to understand about cloud ...

If you want to display information from your SQL database as rows and columns in a spreadsheet-like form, or as graphs and charts, you can also either write code to do so directly or use a data ...

How to Restore a SQL Database From a .MDF File. Computer database software such as Microsoft's SQL Server benefits all types of businesses, as it makes recordkeeping fast, flexible and secure. SQL ...

In SQL Server, the database can be stored in different files and filegroups. If your database is small (100 MB or less), you do not need to worry too much about files and filegroups. But if you have a ...

From a T-SQL perspective, the SchemaOnly option forces the SQLDataReader to precede the command with a SET FMTONLY ON statement. Listing 1 shows the Visual Basic ADO.NET source code to obtain a data ...

This code is used to add a new log file to the database using the alter database command. Method 2-Recover Database from an Existing Backup If you fail to rebuild the corrupted Log files, then you can ...

Q&A Azure SQL Database Edge: How Microsoft Is Giving Edge Devices a Data Boost Microsoft introduced a new service into its "intelligent edge" portfolio at the recent Build conference.

California-based data engineering company Prophecy has announced a new version of its core platform with low-code SQL capabilities. The release, dubbed Prophecy 3.0, expands the platform beyond ...

Using T-SQL, there's an extended stored procedure called xp_instance_regread. To try it out, paste the following code into Query Analyser: DECLARE @retvalue int, @data_dir varchar (500) ...