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. But if you have a ...

The design of a database determines what method is best suited for backing it up, and those methods vary quite a bit. In order to back up a database, you need to know how it’s delivered, but you also ...

I need to create backups of few Microsoft SQL databases in our environment and have them send email notifications after the job is finished. Servers are in AD and we also have Exchange. What is the ...

Welcome to this new series -- in this column, I hope to impart some quick, short tips that will help you make quick work of managing and administering your SQL Server databases. First up is an ...

Docker’s frenetic growth is a marvel to observe. A 2018 survey of technologists and enterprise decision makers by RightScale found Docker adoption among 1,000 IT professionals it asked had grown from ...

For as long as I can remember, I have always configured the computers within my own organization to store data on network servers as opposed to the data being stored on workstations. That way, if one ...

ORLANDO, Florida – Microsoft released the latest version of its SQL Server product across its home platform, Linux, and Docker-based systems. The launch marks the first time the computing giant has ...