PASS Subcommittee
In February I posted this post about the need for Volunteers for SUMMIT 2011. I submitted my application to volunteer. This past week I got word back concerning that...
2011-03-31
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Jason Brimhall
NULLIF
Do you use NULLIF? For me, this command has been seldom used. Because of that, I have been dabbling with...
2011-03-30
3,894 reads
NULLIF
Do you use NULLIF? For me, this command has been seldom used. Because of that, I have been dabbling with it a bit lately to make sure I have...
2011-03-30
16 reads
Do You Solution?
Do you ever find yourself working on different scripts at once? Maybe you are working on something that tests certain...
2011-03-29
917 reads
Do You Solution?
Do you ever find yourself working on different scripts at once? Maybe you are working on something that tests certain functionality in SQL Server, you have some presentation scripts...
2011-03-29
9 reads
ShowPlan XML
I just ran into something that I hadn’t noticed in SQL Server. It struck me as somewhat interesting but is...
2011-03-28
1,935 reads
ShowPlan XML
I just ran into something that I hadn’t noticed in SQL Server. It struck me as somewhat interesting but is really not too big of a deal. While demonstrating...
2011-03-28
21 reads
SQL Server Startup
From time to time I see a question asking how to determine the last time a SQL Server was either...
2011-03-25
1,313 reads
Tools note
I was asked a few months ago to allow some advertising on my blog. I hadn’t given the idea a...
2011-03-24
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Tools note
I was asked a few months ago to allow some advertising on my blog. I hadn’t given the idea a whole lot of thought but was reminded again today...
2011-03-24
10 reads
Blogs
Narrow Task Decomposition in AI Pipeline Agents
A nightly load into sales_fact fails. Ask an orchestrating agent to break down the...
Car Update: August 2026
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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...
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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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