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Backup And Restore A Site Collection In SharePoint 2013

Backup And Restore A Site Collection In SharePoint 2013 ====================================================== In this blog post, I will show you how to backup and restore a site collection in SharePoint 2013 using PowerShell and Central Administration. A site collection is a group of sites that share common features, such as content types, permissions, and navigation. Backing up a site collection allows you to save the site collection data and configuration to a file that can be restored later. Restoring a site collection allows you to recover a site collection from a backup file in case of data loss or corruption. Backup a site collection using PowerShell ---------------------------------------- You can use PowerShell to backup a site collection manually or as part of a script that can be run at scheduled intervals. To backup a site collection using PowerShell, you need to have the following memberships: - securityadmin fixed server role on the SQL Server instance - db_owner fixed da...
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Introduction to SQL Server

SQL Server is a relational database management system (RDBMS) developed by Microsoft. It is one of the most popular and widely used database systems in the world. SQL Server allows you to store, manipulate, and analyze data using the Structured Query Language (SQL), which is a standard language for interacting with relational databases. In this blog post, I will give you an introduction to SQL Server and some of its main features and components. I will also show you how to install SQL Server on your computer and how to create and query a simple database using SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), which is a graphical user interface (GUI) tool for working with SQL Server. SQL Server Features and Components SQL Server has many features and components that make it a powerful and versatile database system. Some of the most important ones are: - SQL Server Engine: This is the core component of SQL Server that handles the storage, processing, and security of data. The SQL Server Engine consi...
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Basic Database Concepts

Basic Database Concepts A database is a collection of data that is organized so that it can be easily accessed, managed, and updated. Data is usually stored in tables, which are composed of rows and columns. Each row represents a record, and each column represents a field or an attribute of the record. A database management system (DBMS) is a software that allows users to create, manipulate, and query databases. A DBMS can also provide features such as data security, backup and recovery, concurrency control, and data integrity. There are different types of databases, such as relational, hierarchical, network, object-oriented, and document databases. Each type has its own advantages and disadvantages depending on the data model, structure, and operations. Some common database concepts are: - Primary key: A unique identifier for each record in a table. A primary key ensures that no two records have the same value for that field. - Foreign key: A field in a table that references the prim...
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ER Model and Normalization

ER Model and Normalization An ER model is a conceptual representation of the data and relationships in a database. It consists of entities, attributes, and relationships. Entities are the objects or things that are stored in the database, such as customers, products, or orders. Attributes are the properties or characteristics of entities, such as name, price, or quantity. Relationships are the associations or connections between entities, such as one-to-many, many-to-many, or one-to-one. Normalization is a process of organizing the data in a database to reduce redundancy and improve integrity. It involves applying a set of rules or normal forms to decompose a table into smaller and simpler tables. The main benefits of normalization are: - It eliminates anomalies, such as insertion, deletion, or update anomalies, that can cause inconsistency or loss of data. - It reduces the storage space required by eliminating duplicate data. - It enhances the performance of queries by simplifying th...
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Introduction to Structured Query Language

Introduction to Structured Query Language Structured Query Language (SQL) is a standard language for accessing and manipulating data in relational databases. SQL allows users to perform various operations on data, such as querying, inserting, updating, deleting, creating, and modifying tables, views, indexes, and other database objects. SQL also supports features such as transactions, constraints, triggers, functions, procedures, and user-defined types. SQL is based on the relational model of data, which organizes data into tables consisting of rows and columns. Each table has a name and a set of attributes (columns) that define the properties of the data. Each row in a table represents a record (or tuple) of data that has values for each attribute. Tables can be related to each other by using keys, which are attributes that uniquely identify a row in a table or link rows from different tables. SQL consists of several sublanguages, such as Data Definition Language (DDL), Data Manipula...
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Aggregate Functions

SQL Aggregate Functions SQL aggregate functions are built-in functions that perform calculations on a set of values and return a single value. They are often used with the GROUP BY clause to group the values into categories and apply the function to each category. Some of the most common SQL aggregate functions are: - COUNT: returns the number of values in a set or the number of rows that match a condition. - SUM: returns the sum of all values in a set. - AVG: returns the average of all values in a set. - MIN: returns the minimum value in a set. - MAX: returns the maximum value in a set. For example, to find the total number of employees and the average salary in each department, we can use the following query: SELECT department_id, COUNT(*), AVG(salary) FROM employees GROUP BY department_id; The result will look something like this: department_id | count | avg --------------|-------|----- 1             | 10    | 5000 2      ...
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SQL Statements

SQL Statements are commands that allow you to interact with a database. There are different types of SQL statements, such as Data Definition Language (DDL), Data Manipulation Language (DML), Data Control Language (DCL), and Transaction Control Language (TCL). Each type of statement has a specific purpose and syntax. DDL statements are used to create, alter, or drop database objects, such as tables, indexes, views, or triggers. For example, the CREATE TABLE statement allows you to create a new table in the database with the specified columns and constraints. DML statements are used to insert, update, delete, or select data from database tables. For example, the INSERT INTO statement allows you to add a new row of data to an existing table. DCL statements are used to grant or revoke permissions to database users or roles. For example, the GRANT statement allows you to give a user or role the right to perform certain actions on a database object. TCL statements are used to manage transac...
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