Simple Methods to Recover master.mdf File Password
Overview
MS SQL Server is the relational database management system used to store information in form of tables, views, indexes, triggers,...
2016-03-18 (first published: 2016-03-15)
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Blog Posts
SQL 2012 SP3 and entity framework conflict
the problem
An issue with SQL Server 2012 SP3 was identified that impacted EF4/5 due to additional datatypes in the dll....
2016-03-18
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SQL Server Management Studio Preview
You may have heard that SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) is now available as a stand-alone installation package outside of...
2016-03-18
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TFS Work-Item Fancy Filtering
If you want to create a TFS query that would identify work items that have changed, but were not changed...
2016-03-18
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Thoughts on the March 17, 2015 PASS Town Hall
I listened to most of the town hall today. The main topic was the just voted on changes to the...
2016-03-18
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Weird Things Happen with Windows Users
This will be no surprise to those who have been working with SQL Server for a long time, but it...
2016-03-18
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February MVP – Melody Zacharias
The February MVP nomination goes to Melody Zacharias (B|T).
Melody hails from our neighboring country to the north, beautiful Canada. While we...
2016-03-17
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Opportunities To Talk
It’s weird being an introvert who likes to talk to people, but what can I do. I like talking to...
2016-03-17
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Query the status of SQL Agent jobs
I’ve been involved in building a solution on top of SQL Server peer to peer replication (SQL 2014 SP1) and...
2016-03-17 (first published: 2016-03-15)
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Recompile Monitoring using XEvents
Recompiles can be a hidden bottleneck on your server, and it may not be too obvious. I should know, it...
2016-03-17 (first published: 2016-03-07)
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Blogs
Exploring DiskANN: Part I: Understanding the Algorithm before the disk
How I used AI for this postChatGPT to generate images based on info specifically...
Learning Tool – Deepstash
By Brian Kelley
A few months ago I started using Deepstash. Deepstash breaks books into the key...
New article – migrating from a named instance
By Brian Kelley
Do you have a case where you have a named instance you'd like to...
Forums
Understanding Temp Tables and Table Variables in SQL Server
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The Data API Builder MCP Server Tools
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Collecting Data Is Hard
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Question of the Day
The Data API Builder MCP Server Tools
The Data API Builder MCP Server, v2.x, includes a number of tools. What actions can these tools perform in your database?
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