Happy Tuesday everyone… In early 2017 I started blogging on this site in hopes of sharing new technology I was learning. The first post was as you could guess, a hello world blog. I was not consistent with posting, I tried to get blogs out every few weeks. When I attended my first PASS Summit Read More …
Have you ever been asked to make a schema only copy of a database? What is your preferred method to complete this request? Below we will discuss how to create a schema only database copy. Here are three approaches that are easy to understand and perform. One approach will use PowerShell and the dbatools module. Read More …
Copying an Azure SQL Database is a vital skill when managing cloud databases. Recently, a request was received from the “business”. They wanted to create a copy of an Azure SQL Database that was in a development environment. The database has been certified and early testing was accepted. They now want an exact copy in Read More …
No, No, not those dumps: SQL Server Memory dumps!! Recently, I was on Slack and wondered into the #firstresponderkit channel. I am a big fan of all the First Responder Kit utilities by Brent Ozar ( b | t ). I don’t usually poke my head in this channel. This particular day I was browsing Read More …
