Growing PASS Step One - Communication
My History with PASS
Over the last two years I have become more involved in the SQL Server community through attending...
2010-04-20
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Jack Corbett
- Interests: Sports, books, Bible
Checklist for having a Remote Presenter at your User Group
After having a bit of a tough time in the April OPASS meeting (read about it here), due to not...
2010-04-15
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OPASS April Meeting Recap
Well, we had our April meeting on Tuesday the 13th. Let's just say it wasn't our most successful meeting, and...
2010-04-14
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T-SQL Tuesday #005 – Don’t Send a Blank Report from a Report Subscription
Aaron Nelson (@SqlVariant) is hosting this month’s T-SQL Tuesday (#tsql2sday) and his topic is reporting.
One of the frustrations I have...
2010-04-13
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April OPASS Meeting Featuring Joe Webb
Tomorrow night, April 13th, at 6pm we will be having our April OPASS meeting, sponsored by Veredus Orlando with Joe...
2010-04-12
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SQLSaturday Orlando 2010 - The Planning Begins
Believe it or not, it's already time to start planning for Orlando's next SQLSaturday. Andy Warren and I had our...
2010-04-07
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PASS, Microsoft, and Certification
Steve Jones’ (@way0utwest) recent SQLServerCentral editorial, The Missing Certification, has spawned a vigorous debate about what the missing certification should...
2010-04-01
1,426 reads
Didn't I Just Post about Slipstream making Installs Easier?
So the other day I posted, Slipstream - Makes installs simple, and this afternoon I needed to do a SQL Server...
2010-03-30
1,402 reads
Slipstream - Makes installs simple
I was recently working on building a test environment for myself while I was studying for the MCITP-Database Administration exams. ...
2010-03-29
1,568 reads
A Personal Story about Networking
This is not a technical or SQL Server post, but it does illustrate the power of networking.
We recently took my...
2010-03-24
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Blogs
Microsoft Fabric OneLake Shortcuts: When to Use Them and When Not To
By James Serra
An architecture scenario Imagine separate Sales, Finance, Shared Data, and Executive Analytics workspaces. Sales...
SQL Server Security Hardening Guide Using the DoD STIG Checklist
Security on your SQL Server is important. That doesn’t need any explaining. But where...
EightKB 2026: Registration is Open!
It’s that time of year again! EightKB is back on August 20th at 13:00...
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Backing Up a DMK
In SQL Server 2025, I have a database with a Database Masker Key (DMK). I want to back up this key and keep a copy offline. When do I have to open this key before running the backup?
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