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SQL SERVER – Taking Backup Without Consuming Disk Space
Taking backup without consuming disk space is possible with the NUL device, but it is dangerous. Here is how it works and why never to do it in production.
Interview Question of the Week #042 – How Does SPACE Function Works in SQL Server?
Explain how the SPACE function works, inspect LEN and DATALENGTH, handle negative input and NULL, and understand trailing-space equality.
SQL SERVER – Simple Way to Find Existence of Column in a Table
Check the existence of column in a table with sys.columns or INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS, or use the shorter COL_LENGTH function. Examples of all three.
SQL SERVER – How to Identify InMemory Objects Can be Identified in SQL Server?
Is InMemory OLTP eating all my memory? Here is a step by step way to identify InMemory objects and see how much memory they use in SQL Server.
SQL SERVER – Interesting Observations Using MONEY Datatype
Five interesting observations about the MONEY datatype in SQL Server, like four digit scale, rounding, and accepting commas and currency symbols.
SQL SERVER – Database Size Limitation in SQL Express
What is the database size limitation in SQL Express? A Q&A style post covering the size limit for each version, from SQL 2000 Desktop Engine onwards.
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