Database-Administration

3 Reasons Not to Install Databases On the C Drive

We’re probably all familiar with the fact that SQL Server by default will install not only the program binaries but all your databases on the C drive as well.  Accidental DBA’s, i.e. System Administrators and Developers who inherited the maintenance of a database, may not be aware of how bad it can be if someone simply clicked the “Next” button all the way through the SQL Server install.  There are surely many reasons not to accept this default during the install, but I will start with three.

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3 Tips for Using SQL Server Management Studio

 

You’ve been using SQL Server Management Studio for a long while now, but you mostly only using the New Query window to write T-SQL and the Object Explorer to do management tasks for an instance. You know it can do more, but you are a busy data professional. You don’t have a lot of time to poke around in the options and you’re not sure where to look or what else it can do to make your life easier. In this post I will cover three SQL Server Management Studio options that will save you time and make you more efficient.

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