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SELECT * gives an error when run alone, but SELECT COUNT(*) does not. Why? Here is my SELECT * vs SELECT COUNT(*) puzzle from the Bangalore User Group.
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SQL SERVER – A Quick Notes on SQL Azure
SQL Azure became Azure SQL Database. What carried over, what you give up, what you stop having to do, and how to check whether your code would move.
SQL SERVER – Copy Database from Instance to Another Instance – Copy Paste in SQL Server
How to copy database from instance to another instance with the Copy Database Wizard, and automate it through SSIS and a SQL Server Agent job.
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