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One possible cause of the “Cannot resolve the collation conflict” error message is that your database collation doesn’t match the TempDB Collation. Recommendation It is recommended that the collation of your database match the collation TempDB. It is possible that if your collations do not match that you may get errors, or that queries using TempDB will not run correctly.If …

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Freak Storm/Weather

This post will be updated with the status of the things as the Cyclone Bomb storm progresses over the next couple days. 10/24/2021 – 8:00am The weather forecasters are saying things like the biggest storm to ever hit the Pacific Northwest. Here is what Cliff Mass had to say: … the formation of an unprecedented storm is nearly a sure …

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For some reason, you want to learn how to use SQL Server, but the steps to get started can be overwhelming. I have created a Getting Started with SQL Server class that we sell for just $19.99.  At that price even it if saves you just an hour or two of your time, it is probably worth it. The class …

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What are some of the common scenarios that may cause you to need to recover from your SQL Server backups? Dropped or truncated table:  What if someone dropped a table. How are you going to get that back? Does your current backup strategy have you covered? What if you have a hard drive failure? Do you have backups that are …

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Unexpected Flooding

So how about flooding or hurricanes? I live in the United States Pacific Northwest, about as far away from Florida as you can be in the lower 48 United States. So I have not experienced hurricanes, I have only heard stories. But I have seen flooding, there’s a lot of lowland areas where flooding can occur. But this is one …

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The question comes up occasionally about how people can get started with Microsoft SQL Server? This is often people who are working and for some reason need to learn how to use SQL Server in their jobs. They ask me, how do I get started with SQL Server? For me, I got started with SQL Server when I took a …

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