Computer database software such as Microsoft's SQL Server benefits all types of businesses, as it makes recordkeeping fast, flexible and secure. SQL Server lets you disconnect a database from the main ...

This article describes how to restore SQL Server databases that are running on an Azure VM and that are backed up with Azure Backup. This article describes how to restore a SQL Server database that's ...

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Have you ever started SQL Server only to discover your database labeled “In Recovery,” you know how upsetting it can be—especially when the process appears to ...

Recently, a sudden power outage at our work caused an unclean shutdown of the SQL Server databases. Restarting the server started the recovery of each database. We were able to restore most of the ...

In SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), you can see the SQL Server database state. Alternatively, you can use T-SQL commands to verify your database status. You can use the DATABASEPROPERTYEX function ...