Shorten Your PowerShell Prompt
Recently, I’ve been getting very annoyed by the length of the default PowerShell prompt. Most of my work starts in my Documents folder, so with the default prompt, I’m...
2013-03-03
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Blog Posts
FileTable: SQL Server 2012's little gasp-maker
When was the last time you looked at a SQL Server new feature list and said, “Ohhh, WOW!”? Was it...
2013-03-02
1,822 reads
MDX #27–Who are Ascendants?
Many function names in MDX are very family-friendly. Children, parent, ancestors, descendants, ascendants, are all terms we often use in...
2013-03-02
2,460 reads
100th blog post
Unless you’ve entered “100th blog post” into your favourite search engine and clicked on pot luck (or whatever it is)...
2013-03-01
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Five Virtual Labs for the SQL Server 2012 DBA
Wouldn’t it be nice if you had a chance to try out the features of SQL Server? Maybe give them...
2013-03-01 (first published: 2013-02-21)
4,268 reads
PerformancePoint ‘Named Set’ Filter
PerformancePoint provides several options to create filters. One of the options available is ‘Named Set’. Within SSAS cubes we can...
2013-03-01 (first published: 2013-02-25)
2,120 reads
Reblog: February 22 to February 28
Welcome to this Friday’s reblog summary post. The aim of these posts is to bring some old posts that newer...
2013-03-01
934 reads
Something for the Weekend – SQL Server Links 01/03/13
It’s SFTW Time, I hope you’ve had a great week!
Make sure you don’t miss this weekly round-up of SQL Server...
2013-03-01
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SQL BLOG: First Occurrence Of Character In a String
Scenario:
We need to find the first occurrence of character ie non numeric data in the string without using the built...
2013-03-01
2,779 reads
SQL Server Events in the UK – March 2013
Welcome to the first of what I plan to be a regular recurring theme. Right here I will list out...
2013-03-01
768 reads
Blogs
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...
SQL Server Security Hardening Guide Using the DoD STIG Checklist
Security on your SQL Server is important. That doesn’t need any explaining. But where...
EightKB 2026: Registration is Open!
It’s that time of year again! EightKB is back on August 20th at 13:00...
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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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