Primary Keys – why accept the defaults.
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When I design a table in SQL SERVER, I like to have a reasonable understanding of how the table will...
2011-03-19
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Blog Posts
SQL Saturday 70 SSRS Deep Dive Files Uploaded
SQL Saturday #70 (Twitter: #SQLSat70) was another successful event! And...I had yet another full house (some even left due to...
2011-03-19
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Are You Taking Advantage of Twitter for SQL Server?
One thing I always do lately, whenever I give a presentation is ask the audience how many of them use...
2011-03-18
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Database Tools Follow-up
After posting a database tools list yesterday, I found that there were things that I had forgotten and a couple...
2011-03-18
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Database Tools Follow-up
After posting a database tools list yesterday, I found that there were things that I had forgotten and a couple of things that i hadn’t even considered. In thinking...
2011-03-18
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Hurry Up and Sign Up! SQL Saturday 70 is Here!
If you are anywhere within driving distance to Columbia, South Carolina, register NOW and then hop in your car Friday...
2011-03-18
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Q & A from 24 Hours of PASS session
Earlier this week I took part in the 24 Hours of PASS live webcast event. There were far more questions...
2011-03-18
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SQL Saturday #70 - Tomorrow will be here soon!
We are in the final stages of prepping for SQL Saturday #70, here in Columbia, SC. We have right around...
2011-03-18
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Teaching Two Classes at University College–University of Denver
I will be teaching two classes for the Spring 2011 Quarter at University College – University of Denver. One will be...
2011-03-18
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Twin City Code Camp 10 Is Coming
Twin Cities Code Camp will be hitting the University of Minnesota Campus again next month. This is a biannual event...
2011-03-18
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Blogs
Microsoft announces new cybersecurity AI multi-model
By Brian Kelley
Yesterday, July 27, 2026, Microsoft announced a new cybersecurity effort called Project Perception. Included...
Getting the SQL Server MCP Server Running
By Steve Jones
If you’ve wanted a SQL Server MCP server for your databases, it’s available. The...
Introducing azsql-migration-test: Test and Validate Azure SQL Database Migrations
Introducing azsql-migration-test, a small open-source CLI that validates your Azure SQL Database migrations against...
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Symmetric Key Encryption
If I run this statement in SQL Server 2025, how is the password encrypted?
CREATE SYMMETRIC KEY MySymmetricKey WITH ALGORITHM = AES_256, KEY_SOURCE = 'My secret key source passphrase', IDENTITY_VALUE = 'My secret identity value' ENCRYPTION BY PASSWORD = 'S&perS#cretP@ssword7'; GOSee possible answers