Tag: 2014

Security Update for SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 2 GDR (KB3194714)

    “KB Articles: KB3194714 Security bulletins:SQL Server 2014 MS16-136 Security issues have been identified in SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 2 that could allow an attacker to compromise your system and gain control over it. You can help protect your computer by installing this update from Microsoft. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer.”    ….  source Microsoft website
      Click here for the download/installation link.  https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=54190

 

Microsoft SQL Server Data Tools – Business Intelligence for Visual Studio 2013

Click here for the download link for Microsoft SQL Server Data Tools – Business Intelligence for Visual Studio 2013  – this installs Microsoft SQL Server Data Tools Business Intelligence project templates for Analysis Services, Integration Services, and Reporting Services that support Visual Studio 2013, SSIS 2012/2014 etc.

Creating A Contained Database – SQL 2012/2014

“A contained database is a database that is isolated from other databases and from the instance of SQL Server that hosts the database. SQL Server 2014 helps user to isolate their database from the instance in 4 ways.

  • Much of the metadata that describes a database is maintained in the database. (In addition to, or instead of, maintaining metadata in the master database.)
  • All metadata are defined using the same collation.
  • User authentication can be performed by the database, reducing the databases dependency on the logins of the instance of SQL Server.
  • The SQL Server environment (DMV’s, XEvents, etc.) reports and can act upon containment information.”

MSDN Source reference – click here

T-SQL Code

EXEC sys.sp_configure N’contained database authentication’, N’1′

GO

RECONFIGURE WITH OVERRIDE

GO

USE [master]

GO

ALTER DATABASE [MyDemoDB] SET CONTAINMENT = PARTIAL WITH NO_WAIT

GO

 

SQL Server 2014 Upgrade Advisor

Running the SQL Server 2014 upgrade advisor is a good idea when say planning an in-place upgrade from a previous version of SQL Server.

To do this, run setup from the installation disc, go to planning, run install upgrade advisor.

You might get a pop up such as below, this is resolved by downloading and installing the SQL 2014 feature pack components from this link. Click here.

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Deprecated Database Features: SQL 2005 – SQL 2014 Links

Below are reference links to Microsoft documentation web pages listing deprecated database features from SQL 2005 to SQL 2014….  

2005   http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143729(v=sql.90).aspx  

2008   http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143729(v=sql.100).aspx  

2012  http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143729(v=sql.110).aspx

2014   http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143729(v=sql.120).aspx