SQL server connects after browser restart
I am using SQL server 2008 trying to connect the server using management studio using ssms with server name including ports and named instance with SQl authentication . Windows firewall is disabled .I...
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I'm using Spiceworks helpdesk at a site where we have several sub-tenants under one roof. Our client has asked that I run a daily report showing how much time was spent on each ticket per day, so they...
View ArticleSQL Server scanning/monitoring??
What, if anything, is required to have SW do SQL Server monitoring??All SQL servers are SQL Server 2012 R2 SP2.Thank you, Tom
View ArticleCryptoLocker fun - server 2008 Sttd and SQL
Got called in to this perfect scenario. The server is locked down with crypolocker. When you log in to it, it comes up with the usual BS blurb about entering payment to unlock. Cannot access the server...
View ArticleCannot call methods on float
Getting "Cannot call methods on float" when i run this query. I did a search and their are some blank rows in this column but I think that's the issue. I have also tried the following 2 changes and I...
View ArticleLeft of Character in SQL
Hi All,I've been tasked with writing a report that shows just the account code of a customer who made a return. This usually isn't an issue, but the information provided, whilst in a SQL table in...
View Articleprovisioning Netapp for SQL
Hello all, I have no knowledge of SQL so please bear with me. We have a developer and he is going to be building 2 SQL servers. I need to know how to provision the Netapp for SQL. He is thinking I...
View ArticleSQL Issue
I am having an issue trying to update two tables from a datagrid. What I am trying to do is provide a mechanism to change a spelling error to a name but when done also update records in another table...
View ArticleSQL 2012 Database - password appears to have expired.
Hi,My SQL database will not run.Errors in the logs to say the password has expired. I think's down to a domain password policy which was rolled out recently.How can I gain access again?I have tried the...
View ArticleEditing an SQL exported CSV
Hi All,I have spent more than a day trying to find an answer to an issue I am having but not having any luck.To keep it simple, I am using a set of CSV files and MS SQL Server as an automation tool to...
View ArticleSAN Vs. SQL Server AlwaysOn AG
Ladies and Gentlemen,any particular reason to use SAN (physical or virtual) instead of an AlwaysOn AG?Thank you!Anton
View Articlesql trigger - run only if a column has been specified
I need to create a trigger and run it only if a specific column has been specified and is not null in the insert statement. I currently have this which works for all statements if the value is a...
View ArticleSQL Integration Services - Should we install it?
I work at a place with quite a few SQL servers and very few of them have Integration Services installed. We've kind of had this minimalist attitude that if we're not using something we don't install...
View ArticleHow to ID SQLServer name & ReportServer name in SCOM2012
How to ID SQLServer name & ReportServer name in SCOM2012? I need to run the rsconfig cmdEverything on a single server (VM)SQL is on the F:\ driveSCOM on the E:\ driveThank you
View ArticleSQL server in virtual environment
We have highly critical MS SQL server running in our environment so Can we migrate these Physical Server to Hyper V virtual environment.
View ArticleWhat happens when SQL User CALs are exceeded?
Hello all,A customer of ours wants to purchase SQL Server and CALs for 8 users since this is their estimated number for concurrent connections. Still, they are concerned that the 9th connection might...
View ArticleResource Allocation in Reporting Services 2012
I read a great whitepaper on server sizing and using VMs for SQL... However, what wasn't addressed was reporting services. We're a pretty small environment and reporting services is right on our SQL...
View ArticleParsing data from a column using SQL
In MS SQL is it possible to scan for values from within a column and substring those values out?
View ArticleSQL server hosting
I wanted hosting provider who can host only SQL server .I have seen GoDaddy ,softlayer , Rackspace provide SQL hosting with VDS/VPS . I wanted to host just SQL server . Is there any provider for who...
View ArticleStatic BI data good candidate for NOLOCK queries?
We have a large BI data warehouse. The database is updated every night with the previous day worth of activity, all week to date, month to date, and year to date numbers are reaggregated, etc etc. Once...
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