Can you still purchase MS SQL Server 2012?
Can SQL Server 2012 still be purchased? Or only 2014? Are there downgrade rights like there are with Windows Server?
View ArticleThinking about SQL...is it worth it?
The only interaction I have with SQL is when a backup fails, or troubleshooting a thirdparty application.However, a while ago I built a few databases for my organization in Access, and tada!! My users...
View Article2008 R2 SQL Agent Stopped
I have a client running SQL 2008 R2 on a Windows 2012 Server.The initial problem was the HDD filling up and so the client added a second hard drive and made it a separate partition.I used the following...
View ArticleSQL Server 2012 - which licensing version do i have?
Weird question, approximately 160 days ago, a sys admin ( who has since left the company ) installed SQL Server 2012 Enterprise Edition Eval on a hyper-V server.I have figured out that I am able to...
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"With this but not this" kind of query in SQL
A strange title I guess!Basically, I have our client data in SQL and our sales team want to do some cross selling based on clients who have purchased certain products and services but not others.I have...
View Article(Learning/Testing) SQL Server 2014 - SSMS Connects to ADK but nothing else
Trying to get some SQL practice and I'm running into a problem connecting to my 2014 SQL Server from a Windows 8.1 laptop. I've installed SQL Server Management Studio and am able to connect to one of...
View ArticleSQL Not Exists?
Hi all!I am trying to construct a query and the logic is not seeming to come to me!I have a database which holds transactions with a stock reference in each transaction;Transactions can be labelled as...
View ArticleCache is the new RAM
Hey folks,Don't know if anyone has read this yet, check it out:http://blog.memsql.com/cache-is-the-new-ram/I have a (stupid?)question: What are "SQL RAM Clusters"?Great stuff regardless of my poor...
View ArticleSQL 2008 Trigger timing out over VPN
HiI have 2 SQL 2008 servers installed on Windows Server 2008I have created linked servers between them and I can access data from one server to another.I can insert from one server onto a database on...
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MS SQL 7.0 - Scheduler 1 appears to be hung
Before I explain the issue: YES, we are working on retiring our ancient MS SQL 7.0 server. We are replacing the application that depends on MS SQL 7.0. It's a big project, but if we can stay on track...
View ArticleSQL, Visual Studio 2013 Query to search 3 fields at once
Hello,I started using Visual studio over the weekend. I am in no way a programmer and do not wish to be one. I made a local database and wish to be able to search more than 1 field at a time. I was...
View ArticleSQL Connection timed out error
All,I need some assistance. We have a reporting SQL server (upgraded from old server) that keeps (randomly) giving the below error message. We found the RAM was set to high (the memory was being pegged...
View ArticleSQL 2014 Virtual Machine
I am moving from a physical SQL server to a Virtual Machine running on Hyper-V. The storage it will stored on is an all-flash disk pool.I know traditionally that OS went on a RAID1, tempdb and logs...
View ArticleSQL Server and ERP software headache
Got a problem that's more of a nuisance happening on my network. We use Made2Manage as an ERP, which is a headache enough, and use an application in that called Shop Floor Manager that we use for our...
View ArticleWindows2008r2 firewall is off, can't telnet internall to a port on the server?!?
hi spiceheads,been at this for a while, we have an app that requires port 1433. we moved this app to another server on our network. the firewalls are off on both the original and target server. the...
View ArticleRecovering an SQL Database from the system disk
Hello all,This is going to sound like a rookie question - because it is.I have a client with an old Server 2003 machine which ran the company's main database application. The server is no longer...
View ArticleDB owner change question
Newbie DB question; I am trying to change the owner of a database but receive the screenshot error when trying to change the owner. The old owner is no longer at the company however I can change the...
View ArticleThanks, SQL people!
With it being thanksgiving weekend, I just wanted to give a big thank you to everyone here on the SQL forum. Hope you're all having a nice holiday weekend.The discussions we've had, and the answers...
View ArticleT-SQL Triggers to keep table current
Hi Everyone,I am in the process of restructuring one of our databases. I am consolidating two tables into a single table, and will repeat this process for several pairs of tables. Our in-house software...
View ArticleSQL Server 2014 uptime and failover challenge
We are planning to deploy anMIS and Great Plains for our company. We have spec'd out a solid physical server to run SQL Server 2014 Standard sitting on Server 2012 R2. Now here is where my challenge...
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