Blogger Awards
A few days ago I wrote about an election that was taking place (ok so it was a week ago at this point). That election was the SQLServerpedia Awards....
2010-11-10
4 reads
Jason Brimhall
November S3OLV Recap
Last Thursday we had the monthly meeting for our local PASS chapter. I would normally try to get the recap...
2010-11-09
501 reads
November S3OLV Recap
Last Thursday we had the monthly meeting for our local PASS chapter. I would normally try to get the recap out a bit sooner. This month, I intentionally delayed...
2010-11-09
4 reads
S3OLV Nov Reminder
This is a last minute reminder about the monthly S3OLV User Group meeting. It is being held on Nov. 4th,...
2010-11-04
513 reads
S3OLV Nov Reminder
This is a last minute reminder about the monthly S3OLV User Group meeting. It is being held on Nov. 4th, the first Thursday of the month rather than the...
2010-11-04
7 reads
Defensive Db Programming Chapter 07
We are here again after another …um long lapse in time … and ready for another episode in this series. Today...
2010-11-03
743 reads
Defensive Db Programming Chapter 07
We are here again after another …um long lapse in time … and ready for another episode in this series. Today we get to talk about chapter 7 in...
2010-11-03
11 reads
DB Maintenance
About a month ago I read a post by Brad McGehee (Blog | Twitter) concerning a checklist for SQL Server. It...
2010-11-02
578 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #012 – Skills
November is upon us and in some areas this also means that the leaves have changed color. With the change...
2010-11-02
634 reads
Voting Day is Here
Tis the season for voting and SQLServerPedia has thrown out an election as well. The SQLServerPedia awards are under way...
2010-11-02
427 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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