SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) is part of SQL Server Management Tools provided by Microsoft for administrators and developers to interface with Microsoft SQL Server. Management Studio is used to connect to a database and directly manage its layout, settings, database objects, and much more. Read on to see how to install SQL Server Management Studio […]
In some CentOS 7 installations, the system firewall will block most incoming traffic by default. You may need to allow all traffic from a specific IP address, such as your local computer or management server, in order to log in to the server. We will use the new firewall-cmd tool to setup the firewall exception. […]
The Problem On Windows Servers running Microsoft SQL Server, you may encounter an error “Could not allocate space for object” or “Primary filegroup is full” in the course of normal operations: Unhandled Exception: System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException: Could not allocate space for object ‘dbo.SearchedUserItems’ … in database ‘db_database’ because the ‘PRIMARY’ filegroup is full. Create disk space by […]
Many administrators prefer to manage Windows updates manually, in the interest of system uptime and security. It is possible to disable Windows Updates in Windows Server 2016, including disabling of automatic reboots. Please note, Windows Update is designed to keep Windows safe, and we recommend keeping Windows Update enabled at all times. How to Disable Windows Update […]
How to Enable Autogrowth for a MSSQL Database First, do a quick check to ensure your Windows Server or VPS has sufficient free disk space on C:\ or your SQL partition. It’s important that there is enough physical storage to fluidly grow the database on the server. If the server has enough disk space, follow these steps to […]
Visual Studio is a free, fully featured, and extensible solution for individual developers to create applications for Android, iOS, Windows, and the web. Installing Visual Studio on a server or VPS has many advantages, like keeping your work separated and available 24/7, as well as the performance advantages that come along with cloud hosting: ultra-fast download/upload, […]
Maybe there is a log file you check frequently, or you want to watch updates to a log file in real time, as you are working on the server or application. Well, you’re in luck. There is a Linux command especially for that! You will need to use a secure shell (SSH) session to run this […]
SQL Server Express is a free version of Microsoft SQL Server available from Microsoft. It’s excellent for building small, data-driven web and mobile applications up to 10 GB in size. You can easily scale your applications across SQL Server editions as you grow—without having to change application code due to the common programming surface enabled […]
Can’t find Server Manager? It’s ok, it happens. It’s possible to launch Server Manager from command prompt or PowerShell. How to Open Server Manager via Command Prompt 1. Open Command Prompt (Start > Run > cmd), or PowerShell 2. Type ServerManager and press Enter Server Manager should open. That was easy! This article applies to: […]
Windows Defender is an excellent built-in feature of the latest versions of Windows, providing free, always-on protection against malware and other threats. However, you may have noticed very slow ZIP archive extraction in Windows 10. The reason for slow .zip extraction is Windows Defender which scans each extracted file, and causes archive extractions to slow […]
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