Plan Explorer – a free SQL query analysis and optimization tool
Plan Explorer by SentryOne is a free SQL query analysis and optimization tool that helps you quickly get to the root of the toughest SQL Server query problems. With Plan Explorer, break through...
View Articledbcopytool – SQL Server Database Copy Tool
dbcopytool is a simple, light weight and easy to use program to copy a sql server database from one server to another by backing it up, copying the backup file to the destination server and restoring...
View ArticleSTUFF command in SQL Server
This command is used to replace a string with another string within a text. This command can sometimes be a savior. You can see the shape of this command along with the example: Syntax: STUFF (...
View ArticleDownload SQL Server Management Studio 17.6
Microsoft recently released a new version of SQL Server Management Studio called version 17.6. SQL Server Management Studio 17.x is the latest generation of SQL Server Management Studio and provides...
View ArticleMicrosoft SQL Server 2017 Downgrade Rights
Microsoft SQL Server’s licensing model is complex and so is its down grade rights mechanism. Several deployment options are available for customers of SQL Server 2017 to support a variety of upgrade...
View ArticleDownload SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 18.0 (Preview 6)
SSMS 18.0 (Preview 6) is the latest generation of SQL Server Management Studio that has full support for SQL Server 2019 Preview. SSMS 18.0 (Preview 6) was released on 18 December 2018 and it’s build...
View ArticleDownload SQL Server Management Studio 18.4
SSMS 18.4 is the latest generation of SQL Server Management Studio that has full support for SQL Server 2019 Preview. SSMS 18.4 was released on 04 November 2019 and it’s build number is 15.0.18206.0....
View ArticleHow to fix SQL Server Management Studio graphics problem
When using SSMS, and switching between query tabs, sometimes the screen does not refresh/repaint and it continues to show the content of the previous tab. Some users also reported that their text...
View ArticleUser does not have permission to RESTORE database
The error ‘User does not have permission to RESTORE database xx’ occurs when you try to restore a database from backup and you do not have sufficient permissions to perform this action. Even if your...
View ArticleUsing Cross Join to insert millions of dummy/fake records
Sometimes we need fake or dummy data to test our queries or test performance or configuration of database server. There is a very neat way to generate millions of records very quickly using Cross Join....
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