sp_RestoreScript 1.2 is now available HERE and on GitHub Changes include Service Broker options and the ability to restore a database in stand by, along with a couple of bug fixes.
sp_RestoreScript 1.2 is now available
SQL Undercover Podcast – Feb 2018
The first SQL Undercover podcast where Adrian introduces the Undercover Inspector, David releases sp_restorescript 1.2 along with a bit of nonsense chit chat.
Creating a SQL Server Test Lab On Your Workstation – Part Three, Creating a Windows Failover Cluster and a SQL Server Availability Group
Welcome along to the third part of our series 'Creating a SQL Server Test Lab On Your Workstation'. If you've followed along with the first two parts, you should have a domain setup and a SQL Server joined to it. In this part, we're going to look at building a cluster and creating an Availability... Continue Reading →
All Scripts Now On Github
@adedba Adrian Buckman has been working hard and has put all of our scripts up on Github https://github.com/SQLUndercover/UndercoverToolbox
Dissecting SQL Server, The Internal Structure of a Row
I'm sure that most of us know that SQL Server stores all it's data in 8Kb pages. But what do these pages actually look like and how can we go about looking at them and picking them apart. For this we're going to need a couple of undocumented DBCC commands, DBCC page and DBCC ind.... Continue Reading →
Creating a SQL Server Test Lab On Your Workstation – Part Two, Creating a Domain Account and Joining a SQL Server to the Domain
In the second part of our series on creating a SQL Server test lab on your workstation, I'm going to look at creating a domain user, joining a SQL Server to our domain and connecting to that server using our domain account. Other Posts in the Series Part One, Installing The Domain Controller Part Three,... Continue Reading →
Creating a SQL Server Test Lab On Your Workstation – Part One, Installing The Domain Controller
One of the most useful tools to the DBA when we need to test new features, recreate a fault that we've seen in production or just want to see 'what if...?' is a test lab. Other Posts In The Series Part Two, Creating a Domain Account and Joining a SQL Server to the Domain Part... Continue Reading →
GroupBy Slides and Demo Script is Now On GitHub
The slides and demo scripts from today's GroupBy session are now available on our GitHub repository https://github.com/SQLUndercover/UndercoverToolbox/tree/master/GroupBy Many thanks again for watching, I really hope that you found it useful 🙂
Using PowerShell To Deploy Scripts From GitHub to Multiple SQL Servers
Now I'm all for making my life easier and one thing that makes life easier for me is having a single process that I can run to install\update all my favourite utility stored procedures quickly and on all my SQL Servers. I've done this a few different ways in the past but this time I... Continue Reading →
SQL Smackdown!!! Cursors VS Loops
Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the main event of the evening. The SQL Undercover Smackdown Heavy Weight Championship of the World! In the red corner, we hate him, we loath him, I've even heard people say he should be deprecated, it's the Cursor!!! Facing him in the blue corner, loved on the forums, praised by... Continue Reading →
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