About four years ago, I wrote a blog post where I posted a script about finding backup time for all the databases. You can see the blog post over here SQL SERVER – Finding Last Backup Time for All Database. It has been a very popular script. However, this script was just giving details about last full backup time. SQL Expert Sravani has posted a fantastic script which also displays last full, differential and log backup for the database.
SQL SERVER – Say No to DB Data Roles – SQL Security – Notes from the Field #022
[Note from Pinal]: This is a 22nd episode of Notes from the Field series. Security is very important and we all realize that. However, when it is about implementing the security, we all are not sure what is the right path to take. If we do not have enough knowledge, we can damage ourself only. DB Data Roles are very similar concept, when implemented poorly it can compromise your server security.
Developer – How To Market Yourself as a Software Developer
“Everybody wants to make money and build a successful environment around and it is a universal truth my friend”, John mentioned to me while we were talking on Skype earlier this year. Conversation: John and Pinal John is the founder of simpleprogrammer.com and a very close friend of mine. We…
Read MoreMySQL – List User Defined Tables – Two Methods
There are different methods to list out user defined tables in MySQL. We will see two methods in this post.
Let us create the following tables in the database named Test
SQL SERVER – How to Detect Schema Change Across Two Servers
If you are database developer or database administrator, you will absolutely feel the story. You can download the software discussed in this blog post to play it along. Story of My Early Career A very interesting scenario, I have encountered in my earlier career. In earlier days, we used to…
Read MoreSQL SERVER – Q and A from Facebook Page
Social media has changed everything, there were times when we used to send emails but nowadays things have changed. We all have many different ways to connect with each other. Here are a few questions which I have received on the Facebook Page in the month of the march and…
Read MoreSQL SERVER – SQL Server 2014 Developer Training Kit and Sample Databases
SQL Server 2014 RTM is around the corner (2014). There is plenty of the interest in the SQL Server 2014 in recent time. One of the most frequently asked questions is about learning resources of SQL Server 2014. Everybody wants to learn SQL Server 2014 but there is not enough…
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