SQLSaturdays
Can you believe that I have never attended a SQLSaturday (http://www.sqlsaturday.com)? Well, that is changing very soon. You will see me at...
2010-09-08
837 reads
Kathi Kellenberger
- Interests: Walking, running, grandchildren!
PASS Pre/Post Con Selections
One of my favorite people in the SQL community, Andy Leonard, posted a blog criticizing the selection process for the pre...
2010-05-31
1,779 reads
IndyTechFest
What would get over 400 techies to give up a beautiful Saturday and spend the day inside learning about SQL...
2010-05-23
1,017 reads
News
If you follow me on Twitter or are my friend on Facebook, you might already know the news. I am joining...
2010-04-29
2,003 reads
MVP Summit Review
I was lucky enough to attend the MVP Summit held last week in Redmond and Bellevue. I attended the Summit...
2010-02-23
852 reads
T-SQL Speed Phreakery Explained
If you haven't seen the Simple-Talk newsletter (it's free, so sign up!) you may not have seen my article on...
2010-02-08
1,271 reads
PASS 2009 DVDs
I was really excited when my PASS DVDs arrived last week. I had purchased the DVDs (or maybe CDs) back...
2010-02-05
951 reads
What three events brought you here?
I'm not sure if I have been tagged by anyone, but this is such an interesting topic I thought I...
2010-01-19
457 reads
Holiday gift for your favorite SQL Server Professional
If you have been putting off ordering your copy of "SQL Server MVP Deep Dives", now is your chance to...
2009-12-23
483 reads
Teaching and Learning
You learn a lot when teaching someone else, whether that be writing articles or books or actually teaching a class....
2009-12-23
665 reads
Blogs
Car Update: August 2026
By Steve Jones
It’s been some time since I provided a car update, so I decided to...
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...
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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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