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SQL SERVER – Recovery Models and Selection

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Performance, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Backup and Restore, SQL Coding Standards, SQL Data Storage, SQL Scripts, SQL Server Security
SQL Server offers three recovery models: full recovery, simple recovery and bulk-logged recovery. The recovery models determine how much data loss is acceptable and determines whether and how transaction logs can be backed up. Select Simple Recovery Model if: * Your data is not critical. * Losing all transactions since…
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SQL SERVER – Database Coding Standards and Guidelines – Introduction

Pinal Dave
SQL
Database, DBA, Software Development, SQL Coding Standards, SQL Download, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

I have received many many request to do another series since my series SQL Server Interview Questions and Answers Complete List Download. I have created small series of Coding Standards and Guidelines, as this is the second most request I have received from readers. This document can be extremely long but I have limited to very few pages as it is difficult to follow thousands of the rules. My experience says it is more productive developer and better code if coding standard has important fewer rules than lots of micro rules.

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SQL SERVER – 64 bit Architecture and White Paper

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Performance, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks, SQLAuthority News
SQL Coding Standards, SQL Download, SQL Server Security
In supportability, manageability, scalability, performance, interoperability, and business intelligence, SQL Server 2005 provides far richer 64-bit support than its predecessor. This paper describes these enhancements. Read the original paper here. Following abstract is taken from the same paper. Another interesting article on 64-bit Computing with SQL Server 2005 is here.…
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SQL SERVER – SQL Server 2005 Samples and Sample Databases (February 2007)

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Performance, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Coding Standards, SQL Download, SQL Error Messages, SQL Joins, SQL Scripts, SQL Server Security
The samples download provides over 100 samples for SQL Server 2005, demonstrating the following components: Database Engine, including administration, data access, Full-Text Search, Common Language Runtime (CLR) integration, Server Management Objects (SMO), Service Broker, and XML Analysis Services Integration Services Notification Services Reporting Services Replication The samples databases downloads include…
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