SQL Server Analysis Services Webinar
Join me tomorrow, April 2. 2013, at 11:00 PM EST for a free webinar which is part of an entire...
2013-04-01
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Blog Posts
Custom Reports for SSMS 2012
I presented on this topic at the TriadSQL User’s Group meeting on 3/26/13. I promised I would post my code/solutions,...
2013-03-29
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Exploring Excel 2013 for BI Tip #5: Cleaning Up Slicers
As I mentioned in my original post, Exploring Excel 2013 as Microsoft’s BI Client, I will be posting tips regularly...
2013-03-29
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Free SQL Server Training for the Week of April 1, 2013
Here are some training events you might be interested in for the coming week:
Tuesday, April 2
11:00-12:00 EDT, Introduction to SQL...
2013-03-29
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PowerShell Usage in DBA Work – Case Study 7/7
Reading/scanning SQL Server Logs is a required DBA work item in all my work environments. I know there are lots...
2013-03-29 (first published: 2013-03-24)
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Reblog: March 22 to March 28
Welcome to this Friday’s reblog summary post. The aim of these posts is to bring some old posts that newer...
2013-03-29
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SQLServer Log Shipping Work File ! What is this all about ?
A short and sweet post for a gorgeous morning -
Have you seen a file with extension .wrk in the log shipping copy folder...
2013-03-29
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We Need a Place for SQLFamily News
I’m writing this because I was thinking about a member of the local PASS chapter on the way home last...
2013-03-29 (first published: 2013-03-22)
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@LearningTree: SQL Server High Availability
Learning Tree are offering their 3 day SQL Server High Availability course this April in London. Running between 17th and...
2013-03-28
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Day 31 of 31 Days of Disaster Recovery: Backup and Restore of the Resource Database
It has been a long journey to the final day my 31 Days of Disaster Recovery series, but we have...
2013-03-28 (first published: 2013-03-25)
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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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