Post TDE–Getting Unencrypted Backups
I saw a question posted recently about someone that had disabled TDE and was still having issues restoring a backup....
2016-12-28
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Blog Posts
sp_refreshsqlmodule_internal – The user does not have permission to perform this action.
Honestly, I’m only posting this because I had a hard time finding anything posted on this error and I found...
2016-12-28
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Windows Virtual Accounts and SQL Server
How SQL Server uses Windows Virtual Accounts and local groups
Managed Service Accounts (MSAs) and Virtual Accounts were introduced in Windows...
2016-12-28
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New Formatting in #SQLPrompt
I love SQL Prompt. This might be my favorite tool from Redgate Software and just when I thought it couldn’t...
2016-12-27
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Query Data Store–SQL Server 2016
SQL Server’s new Query Data Store is a brilliant option for databases if you are a DBA or have to...
2016-12-27
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Survey Results: Skipping the Holidays
Last week I posted a brief survey about working the holiday. To those who normally are not required to work...
2016-12-27
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Using Memory Optimized tables for reporting
I recently worked on a project for fraud. This project needed to relate 67 million accounts to one another “Kevin...
2016-12-27
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What keeps clearing my query stats?
I was building out a blog post about cardinality today and noticed that sys.dm_exec_query_stats was getting cleared my my Surface...
2016-12-27 (first published: 2016-12-08)
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A semester’s worth of Backup and Recovery blogs – The TSQL Tuesday 85 Rollup
I was thrilled to host TSQL Tuesday #85, the last TSQL Tuesday of 2016. My subject was backup and recovery...
2016-12-26
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Query Store- Part 5: Checking forced plans and Query Store Failures
Most of you would know that using query store one can force query plans. Is there a need to check...
2016-12-26
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Blogs
Finding Balance: Things Will Come Up
By Steve Jones
I have a presentation on finding balance in your career that got quite a...
Who Are You Doing It For?
By Brian Kelley
But as I've matured over the years, I came to realize that I needed...
Presenting Twice in May 2026
By alevyinroc
I will be presenting my latest session, Documenting Your Work for Worry-Free Vacations, in-person...
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The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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Migrate SSRS Reports to PowerBI Report Server in SQL Server 2025
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Identities and Sequences III
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Question of the Day
Identities and Sequences III
When thinking of the Identity property for auto incrementing columns and sequences for the same action, which can be used with the BIGINT data type?
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