Ed Elliott

Ed is a Sql developer who has a mixed background in support, as a dba and as a developer working with a number of languages c, c#, vb, go, assembly with a variety of technologies and is currently trying to make the sql developer community a little bit more agile, one build step at a time!

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Power BI Performance in 2026: A Practical Guide to Faster Semantic Models and Reports

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Getting Started with Azure SQL Developer on Macbook

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AI Experiments: Claude Solved a DAB Issue

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SQL Agent Job Automated Change Capture Process

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Another Model, More Data Loss

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Finding a Database Master Key

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Finding a Database Master Key

Where do I check for the existence of a Database Master Key (DMK) in SQL Server 2025?

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