SQL and Skiing – SQL Saturday #183
This weekend of SQL Saturday #183 in Albuquerque, NM. It’s the first SQL Saturday in that state, and it’s a...
2013-01-30
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Blog Posts
SQL Server – Attach Database with MDF file only
Earlier on my blog I posted about how you can attach a database using T-SQL when no log file is...
2013-01-30
2,741 reads
SSIS 6 Million Rows in 30 Seconds using standard laptop
First of all I would like to thank Koen Verbeeck and Joost van Rossum for great suggestions that helped to...
2013-01-30
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Are You A Technical Expert or Manager?
Expert or Manager? Why not both.
Are you a Technical Expert or a Manager? You certainly cannot be both.
At least that’s...
2013-01-29
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Are You Signed Up for 24 Hours of PASS–Business Analytics?
If you have not signed up for the 24 Hours of PASS-Business Analytics you should be. This is a great...
2013-01-29
1,369 reads
Clustering Concepts for the Common Man
SQL Server clusters are widely used, and widely misunderstood, which makes people like our good friend (and clustering MVP) Allan...
2013-01-29
1,444 reads
Cultural Anthropology and Business Intelligence–A Tribute to Dr. Thomas C. Correll
A tribute is an expression of gratitude or praise. Last year I started a series about individuals who have impacted...
2013-01-29
1,634 reads
Day 23 of 31 Days of Disaster Recovery: Restoring Differential Backups With New Files
It’s day 23 of my 31 Days of Disaster Recovery series, and today’s blog post is inspired from an email...
2013-01-29
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My view isn’t reflecting changes I’ve made to the underlying tables.
Problem: You’ve added columns to the base table of one of your views, but the view isn’t reflecting the change.
Over...
2013-01-29 (first published: 2013-01-21)
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New Year Aspirations – Christian Bolton – Author
As a former mentor Christian is used to me asking him all sorts of random questions, but this time it’s...
2013-01-29
1,535 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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