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                                         gangadhara.ms 
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                                            | Hi Experts .Suggestion for Tools / Techniques for automating the refresh & subsequent configuration of the Microsoft databases (Aim: minimal effort for the DBAs on an ongoing basis to do this)Please suggest any tools/methods which we can do the refresh of the DB very easily.Thanks,Gangadhara MSSQL Developer and DBA | 
                                             
                                         
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                                     jackv 
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                                          | SSIS is useful - if you're looking to manage the process. It gives you very granular  control .By referesh, do you mean - restoring a copy from backup or do you mean data load?Jack Vamvas--------------------http://www.sqlserver-dba.com  | 
                                         
                                        
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                                     gangadhara.ms 
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                                          | Its a Data refresh ..copy from backupThanks,Gangadhara MSSQL Developer and DBA  | 
                                         
                                        
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                                     srimami 
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                                     jackv 
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                                          | Have you worked with SSIS ?- that can managed all the stepsAre you attempting to run some DML statements?Jack Vamvas--------------------http://www.sqlserver-dba.com  | 
                                         
                                        
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