Creating a Linked Server with a Postgres Database
In my previous post, I created a Link Server to another SQL Server instance This time, it’s a link to a Postgres database!
Create a Linked Server to SQL Server
Linked Servers in SQL Server allow you to query external databases, such as remote SQL Server instances, Oracle, ODBC or MS Access databases.
Database Growth Events in SQL Server
When a database file gets full and it needs more space, a growth event will happen. The size of said database growth can be set within the database options, or can be done using the ALTER DATABASE statement as shown below.
Setting Maximum Database File Sizes in SQL Server
Setting maximum database file sizes in SQL Server is something you’d ideally not have to set, but it’s a good last resort option available if you need it.
Moving TempDB Files in SQL Server
It’s a solid best practise to have TempDB files stored in separate drive, away from your C: drive. This is because TempDB can grow very large, very quickly (within minutes);
The SSMS Import Flat File Feature
The Import Flat File feature within SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) was introduced in December 2017 (14.0.17213.0). This is a streamlined version of the Import Data feature and it minimises the user intervention during a file import.
Attaching SQL Databases Without Log Files
If you’ve lost a database log file and you’re in critical need of the data, well… that would never happen ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) Nevertheless, this is might be a handy random fact to know, that you can attach a data (.mdf) file without the associated log (.ldf) file in SQL Server.
Backup & Restore (WITH FILE)
In this post I’m going to show what the WITH FILE = X option does when backing-up or restoring a SQL Server database.
Applying Data Retention to a SQL Table
There are many reasons why you’d need to delete old data from a table within a database, some of which include;
Using Custom Connection Colours in SSMS
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) is the tool that most SQL Server user queries are run from. It has an option that allows you to change the colour of your query banner, which is useful if you want visually mark a server that you work with every day.
