SSIS Multiple File Export
Have you ever needed to export different data sets to different flat files? Each of these data sets could be customer information for different clients – but they all...
2010-12-28
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Jason Brimhall
Powershell, Me and the MCM part II
Last week I posted the first part of this series. I thought it would be a good idea to give...
2010-12-20
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Powershell, Me and the MCM part II
Last week I posted the first part of this series. I thought it would be a good idea to give a little follow-up on how my foray into Powershell...
2010-12-20
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Powershell, Me and the MCM
If you haven’t heard yet, Microsoft has made some significant changes to the MCM program. The changes make the certification...
2010-12-16
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Powershell, Me and the MCM
If you haven’t heard yet, Microsoft has made some significant changes to the MCM program. The changes make the certification more accessible to the masses. You can read more...
2010-12-16
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Tis the Season
This month has been quite the month for change in my family. The changes that we are experiencing did not...
2010-12-15
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Tis the Season
This month has been quite the month for change in my family. The changes that we are experiencing did not end with the birth of our baby girl two...
2010-12-15
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T-SQL Tuesday #13 – Business Requirements
Business Requirements
We have made it yet another month and to yet another episode in the continuing saga known as TSQL...
2010-12-14
659 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #13 – Business Requirements
I think a common area that is easily overlooked when it comes to requirements and interpretation of requirements is report creation. A common problem is that there are no...
2010-12-14
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SQL Confessions
I had a brainstorm of an idea for a group of articles on my blog a couple of weeks ago...
2010-12-13
509 reads
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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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