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Continue reading →: Getting started with Microsoft Azure – Creating Azure SQL Database(DaaS)
In this blog post, Let’s see how to create a Microsoft Azure SQL database and how to connect to it from your SSMS client tool remotely. Pre-Req: you need to have an Azure subscription. You can sign up for free (I guess, you will get 30 days for trail). Once…
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Continue reading →: Cannot obtain the required Interface from OLE DB Provider “OraOLEDB.Oracle”
Today in the morning I was contacted by my fellow DBA to look into an issue with a linked Server he setup from SQL Server to Oracle. He did setup a linked server from SQL Server 2005 to an Oracle database and tested successfully(From SSMS). Well, everything appeared to be…
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Continue reading →: AlwaysON Secondary database going to “Not Synchronizing/ Suspect” State!
In this blog post I will share an issue we had with a database which is configured with AlwaysON. Before proceeding any further, the environment which we’ve got is: Each node has Windows Server 2008R2(With all the service packs and hot fixes recommended for AlwaysON) Running on top of VMware…
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Continue reading →: This backend version is not supported to design database diagrams or tables. (MS Visual Database Tools)
This morning one of our developers contacted me regarding this error message he got when he tried to design a table from his SSMS. Also, he reported that his SSMS goes to “Not Responding” state when he tries to edit rows using his SSMS. So…What’s happening? He was trying to edit a table…
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Continue reading →: Physical Server or a Virtual Machine?
Lot of times, when stepping up for supporting a new SQL Server Instance, we as a DBA need to know whether it’s running on a Physical Machine or a VM. In this post, I will provide you guys with a simple T-SQL Script which you can run from your client…
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