A fundamental skill for DBAs is to have a firm understanding of the SQL Server database engine's system databases. Tim Chapman discusses these system databases.

How SQL Works SQL, the structured query language, is a programming language for communicating with databases.

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Joey on SQL Server How To Automate Tasks in Azure SQL Database Knowing how to automate tasks in the cloud will make you a more productive DBA.

Read SQL Server 101 and learn more about SQL Server’s architecture and management basics. This useful guide also covers working with the SQL Server optimizer and execution plans. Learn more.

The transaction log file contains the SQL Server transactions of the database. It basically records the database transactions and the changes made by the transactions to the database. The logs are ...

SQL, the Structured Query Language, remains one of the most widely used programming languages, coming in fourth in Stack Overflow’s research for 2023. Just over half (51.52%) of professional ...

How to Restore a SQL Database From a .MDF File. Computer database software such as Microsoft's SQL Server benefits all types of businesses, as it makes recordkeeping fast, flexible and secure.

Graph database vs. relational database In a traditional relational or SQL database, the data is organized into tables.