Creating Database Backup via Maintenance Plan Wizard
Create simple database backup and remove old backup files.
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AUTO_UPDATE_STATISTICS
The default option is ON. How do the statistics increase the performance of your SQL Server query execution? The statistical histograms are used by the Query Optimizer to choose the optimal query execution plan. If a query predicate contains a column with statistics, the Query Optimizer does not have to estimate the number of rows... » read more
Set dropdown value using jQuery
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Read-Only Domain Controller (RODC)
Read-Only Domain Controller or RODC is a type of domain controller which holds a read-only copy of active directory database. Why We Need an RODC? RODC is deployed in branch offices because of the following important reasons. Physical security is not guaranteed in branch offices so read-only DCs are preferred instead of write-able DCs. If... » read more
SQL Server Administration Blog Sites
Blog Sites https://blog.sqlauthority.com/
Creating Linked Servers
Link Server with a Specific Name ARCHIVE -> MyDB03 ARCHIVE is the link server name. MyDB03 is the actual database server name. Sources: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/relational-databases/linked-servers/linked-servers-database-engine?view=sql-server-2017
RPC and RPC Out option on a SQL Server linked-server
The first RPC setting is mainly for a legacy feature called Remote Server, which is documented here. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms190187.aspx You probably will not be using remote servers in SQL Server 2005 -SQL Server 2014 versions. If you do happen to use “remote servers”, the RPC setting enables a certain security feature. Sources:
Rounding in SQL
Example: Source: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/t-sql/functions/round-transact-sql?view=sql-server-2017
SQL Server DateTime Type
Data type Comments Time Only keeps track of nanoseconds in a day. There is no reference to a date.Is stored using between 3 and 5 bytes. Date Only keeps track of days, starting 01/01/01 to 31/12/9999.Takes 3 bytes for storage. SmallDateTime Can be used to store dates between 01/01/1900 and 06/06/2079.Also allow to keep track... » read more