Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Builds (Last Updated May 20, 2013)
The following table lists all builds of SQL Server 2008 known hotfixes, service packs and KB articles that have been...
2013-05-08
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Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Builds
The following table lists all builds of SQL Server 2008 R2 known hotfixes, service packs and KB articles that have...
2013-05-08
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Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Builds
The following table lists all builds of SQL Server 2012 known hotfixes, service packs and KB articles that have been...
2013-05-08
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Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 Builds
The following table lists all builds of SQL Server 7.0 known hotfixes, service packs and KB articles that have been...
2013-05-08
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SQL Saturday #200 - Philadelphia
If you read my post from yesterday you will know I will be spending some time on the US east...
2013-05-08
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SQL Server 2005 Diagnostic Information Queries (May 2013)
Here is the May 2013 version of my SQL Server 2005 Diagnostic Information Queries, with some minor tweaks and improvements...
2013-05-08
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SQL Server 2008 Diagnostic Information Queries (May 2013)
Here is the May 2013 version of my SQL Server 2008 Diagnostic Information Queries, with some minor tweaks and improvements...
2013-05-08
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SQLSaturday #209 – Rochester
Welcome to the Roc!
Just a quick note that I’ll be presenting this weekend, Saturday May 11th, at SQLSaturday in Rochester,...
2013-05-08
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Starting with Git for Database Development
One of the tools that Red Gate Software makes is SQL Source Control. It’s a plug in to SSMS that...
2013-05-08
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An Alternative to SELECT COUNT(*) for Better Performance
Sometimes rapid code development doesn't always produce the most efficient code. Take the age old line of code SELECT COUNT(*)...
2013-05-07
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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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