If you want to take a copy of one table and make a copy ofit in another schema (under another username), you can use the SQL*Plus COPYcommand, or a simple <code>"createtable foo as select * from other ...

A DBA will need to make many different types of changes to a database over its lifetime. Some will be simple and easy to implement, others much more difficult and complex. Many types of database ...

When the data requirements of an organization change, the databases used to store the data must also change. If the data is not reliable and available, the system does not serve the business—rather, ...

Sometimes you don't need a full-fledged database-management environment. Maybe you just need to go in and add a field, change a table or write an ad hoc query. Certainly you can do all those things in ...

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Database connectivity gives desktop and Web applications much of their value. .NET developers have products and framework objects that can tie a front-end application to SQL Server, MySQL, Sybase, ...

Sometimes you become the accidental DBA, or you are the DBA by choice. Either way, you can choose to spend time working in SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) to look at things such as backups or the ...

One of the Azure SQL-related announcements that did not get a lot of publicity at May's Microsoft Build conference was the Azure SQL Database local database experience. With all the hype around SQL ...

SQL Server backups cannot be restored to older versions directly. Use Export and Import Data-Tier Application for cross-version database migration. Reconfigure permissions, logins, and connection ...