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Building a SQL Server Virtual Lab in Windows: Installing Oracle VirtualBox

Blog post #4 in the series takes on the topic: Installing Oracle VM VirtualBox and Creating a Virtual Network.

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Building a SQL Server Virtual Lab in Windows: Software & Hardware Requirements

Blog #3 in the series of Building a SQL Server Virtual Lab in Windows covers software and hardware requirements.

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Building a SQL Server Virtual Lab in Windows: Virtual Network for the Virtual Lab

The second post in JP Chen’s blog series: Building a SQL Server Virtual Lab in Windows covers virtual network for the virtual lab.

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Building a SQL Server Virtual Lab in Windows: Virtualization Concepts

New blog series by SQL Server expert JP Chen lays out how to build a SQL Server Virtual Lab in Windows. The first post takes on virtualization concepts.

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SQL on Linux: Exploring the System Utilities on Linux

SQL Server expert JP Chen takes on the three popular tools to help explore the systems utilities on Linux: htop, glances and iostat.

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SQL on Linux: Configuring SQL on Linux with the mssql-conf tool

SQL Server expert JP Chen walks users through the configuration of SQL on Linux with the mssql-conf tool.

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SQL on Linux: Creating, Backing up & Restoring a Database

Essential steps outlined to create, back up and restore a database for SQL on Linux.

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SQL on Linux: Connecting to and Querying SQL on Linux

SQL Server expert JP Chen maps out the steps to cover connecting and querying SSMS and Azure Data Studio.

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Get Ready for SQL Server 2008 End of Support

Protect your data by planning your migration or upgrade from SQL Server 2008 before July of 2019.

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Migrating Databases Over to Azure SQL Database

How do you migrate on-premise SQL Server to Azure SQL Database server? In this blog, we will quickly explore two of the most popular migration options.

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Get Started with Microsoft Azure SQL Database

An overview of Microsoft Azure SQL Database and how to get started on a free trial.

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How to Check the Recent Restore Details

You need to create a report to show the restore details such as restore option, recovery options, restore start time, source file, and where the file was restored.