Types Matter!
Louis Davidson (@DrSql) had an excellent series on his blog on the Pillars of Database Design and the one of...
2009-08-24
437 reads
Jack Corbett
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Active August –> Week 3 Recap
Well, I had a pretty good week this week. I made an effort and met all my goals:
Eat smaller portions...
2009-08-23
358 reads
SQL Quiz #5 – SANs the Star the Show Must Go On(Mirroring)?
Okay, Jorge Segarra (@SQLChicken) tagged me in Chris Shaw’s (@SQLShaw) latest SQL Quiz, SAN’s and Mirroring. I’m a little behind...
2009-08-21
338 reads
SQLSaturday #21 – Orlando Pre-event Seminars Announced.
Wow! Andy Warren has put together a week of low-cost seminars filling the entire week before SQLSaturday #21 – Orlando. What...
2009-08-17
465 reads
Active August – Week 2 Recap
Well, I had a pretty good week this week. I made an effort and met all my goals:
Eat smaller portions...
2009-08-15
378 reads
No Training Budget Still No Excuse
When I first started by career in IT and SQL Server about 10 years ago I lived in a small...
2009-08-12
459 reads
Office 2007 Pro Plus Installation Issues
Since I have an MSDN subscription I downloaded Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit this past week. I installed it on my...
2009-08-09
399 reads
Active August - Week 1 Recap
Well, I made it through the first week of Active August (Twitter) without killing myself. In my first Active August...
2009-08-08
335 reads
Free Training! 24 hours of PASS
PASS is sponsoring a 24 hours of PASS event on September 2nd. Consecutive live (Live Q&A also) 1 hour sessions...
2009-08-03
320 reads
Technical Presenters – Make your point
I caught this blog post, Who says technical presentations can't be engaging?, today thanks to Dana Coffey (@crazeegeekchick on Twitter). ...
2009-08-03
336 reads
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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