When the person you hire is not the person you hire
This is something I just heard about recently, but then experienced it for myself.
This story was told to me: A...
2013-05-16
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Blog Posts
Xp_readerrorlog in SQL Server 2012
I have always been a big fan of Xp_readerrorlog. The simple reason is that it much faster to read errorlog...
2013-05-16
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DTA and Hypothetical Indexes
For those of you that don’t know DTA stands for Database Engine Tuning Adviser and is available from the Tools...
2013-05-15 (first published: 2013-05-09)
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Email Response: SQL Server 2012 Planning and Architecture
I received an email from a connection on LinkedIn seeking some advice for architecture on a new reporting system. Although...
2013-05-15
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Get Just The Tools: SSMS Download
Ever jump on a machine to connect to a SQL Server and find out… whoops! No tools. For some reason,...
2013-05-15
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Job Schedules – SQL Agent
This info should be easier to get than it is. Keep in mind that for something to run the subscription...
2013-05-15
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Not My Google Reader Replacement
Someone suggested Newsblur to me, and I went to their home page. Like many sites, it asks you to sign...
2013-05-15
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SSAS – Find Cube Database Name, Size,Status and Total Size of SSAS Server
We are planning to take SSAS cube database backup since our backup tool does full file system backup in case...
2013-05-15
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Table Sizes
There’s no simple way in SQL Server to see the sizes of all the tables and their indexes. Even seeing...
2013-05-15
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Backup History
Can you tell me the drive we were backing up server #58 to exactly 8 months ago, and, if possible,...
2013-05-14
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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
By Steve Jones
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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