Migrate a SQL Server Database to a PostgreSQL Database
Learn about various options to migrate an entire SQL Server database to a PostgreSQL database.
2024-07-26
Migration
SQL Server to PostgreSQL Database Schema Conversion
In this tip, I will demonstrate how to migrate an existing database schema from SQL Server to PostgreSQL.
2024-03-13
Migrations are Worth the Effort
Steve prefers database migrations as a way of making changes to a database, though he knows they are hard. He gives a few reasons to choose them.
2023-12-18
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Post-migration Validation and Optimization Guide
SQL Server post migration step is very crucial for reconciling any data accuracy and completeness, as well as uncover performance issues with the workload.
2023-09-29
Post-migration Validation and Optimization Guide
SQL Server post migration step is very crucial for reconciling any data accuracy and completeness, as well as uncover performance issues with the workload.
2024-01-09 (first published: 2022-10-10)
2022-09-28
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2022-09-14
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2022-08-31
583 reads
Fixing "The Distributor has not been installed correctly" Error with AWS
When migrating a database from SQL Server on premises to AWS, you might receive this error. Learn how to get rid of it.
2022-06-17
6,145 reads
2022-04-25
408 reads
Blogs
Deploying an Updated Model with SQL Compare 16
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Reality (And Limits) of Instant File Initialization for Transaction Logs in SQL Server 2022
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Adding and Dropping Columns II
I have this table in my SQL Server 2022 database:
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[CityList] ( [CityNameID] [int] NOT NULL IDENTITY(1, 1), [CityName] [varchar] (30) , [Country2] [char] (3), [stateprovince2] [char] (2), [Country] [char] (3), [stateprovince] [char] ) ON [PRIMARY] GOI decide to drop the stateprovince2 and country2 columns. What code should I use? See possible answers
