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 need to use the copy datbase wizard to create a copy of a database on the same server. I know i can move it to another server with the and maintain the database name however i need to make a ...

Beyond just upgrading your database, you should push your application vendors to support new versions of SQL Server and Azure SQL to ensure you stay current and supported.

Learn how Data Transformation Services (DTS) can help you import, export, and/or transform data from various sources to single or multiple locations in Microsoft SQL Server 2000.

In SQL Server, the database can be stored in different files and filegroups. If your database is small (100 MB or less), you do not need to worry too much about files and filegroups.

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 ...

SQL Servers allow the import or export of database diagrams to another database. All the information related to a database is stored in the dtproperties table. Therefore, to import or export a ...

I did not need actual data; an empty copy of the latest database would suffice. I could easily add a few test records for the demonstration after installing the database on my laptop. I created a copy ...

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