Joey on SQL Server 5 SQL Server Components You Should Be Using Microsoft's rapid-fire release cycle for SQL Server means it's easy for database admins to miss useful new features.

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I needed to copy the SQL Server database, with its most recent schema changes, down to my laptop for a client demonstration at a location where Internet connectivity might not be available. Even ...

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Procedure to move Microsoft SQL Server database to a new location, painlessly, if you’re running low on disk space, added a new drive array, or just curious.

I'm doing some development on a dev server of ours for a site that's currently live on another server. They have their own server with a SQL Server database holding the data for the live site. So ...