I recently came back from my 9-day trip in Nepal and I must say that this is one of the best trips I had in my lifetime. Allen Bailochan Tuladhar is a wonderful person and an extreme enthusiast for Microsoft Technology. Allen is the Chief Executive Officer of Unlimited Technologies Pvt Ltd., Country Manager of Microsoft MDP Nepal, the Member Secretary of Nepali Language in Information Technology, and member of the Steering Committee of the Government of Nepal. It an was unlimited experience for sure.
SQLAuthority News – Author Visit Review – TechMela Nepal – March 29-30, 2010
I was very fortunate to attend TechMela at Kathmandu, Nepal on 29th and 30th of March 2010. I would like to thank Allen Bailochan Tuladhar from Microsoft MDP Nepal for inviting me. Allen is a person with seemingly infinite energy and unlimited passion for Microsoft Technology. If you get an…
Read MoreSQLAuthority News – Milestone of 1300th Post and A Few Updates
Today is my 1300th blog post and I realize that my blog has been quite running such a long journey. I have been writing for a lengthy time on this tech blog. Today I would like to go back and briefly recall the posts that were part of my blog’s…
Read MoreSQL SERVER – Retrieve and Explore Database Backup without Restoring Database – Idera virtual database
I recently downloaded Idera’s SQL virtual database, and tested it. There are a few things about this tool which caught my attention. Let us learn about Retrieve and Explore Database Backup without Restoring Database.
SQL SERVER – 2008 – Introduction to Snapshot Database – Restore From Snapshot
Snapshot database is one of the most interesting concepts that I have used at some places recently. Here is a quick definition of the subject from Book On Line: A Database Snapshot is a read-only, static view of a database (the source database). Multiple snapshots can exist on a source…
Read MoreSQL SERVER – Enable Identity Insert – Import Expert Wizard
I recently got an email from an old friend who told me that when he tries to execute the SSIS package, it fails because of some identity error. After a few series of debugging and opening his package, we finally figured out that he has the following problem. Let’s learn how to Enable Identity Insert – Import Expert Wizard.
SQL SERVER – Difference Between GRANT and WITH GRANT
What is the difference between GRANT and WITH GRANT when giving permissions to the user? This is a very interesting question recently asked me to during my session at TechMela Nepal. Let us first see the syntax and analyze. GRANT: USE master; GRANTÂ VIEW ANY DATABASEÂ TO username; GO WITH GRANT: USE…
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