A Mish Mash of Stuff
I don’t generally post bits of this and that, but I’ve accrued a few things that I wanted to share,...
2011-02-02
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Blog Posts
February 2011 Version of SQL Server 2005 and 2008 Diagnostic Information Queries
Wow, it is already February 2011, so here are the February 2011 versions of the SQL Server 2005 Diagnostic Information...
2011-02-02
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Meet Me In Florida!
While much of North America is bracing for the Snowpocalypse 2011, my thoughts are turning to sunny Florida.
I’m not just...
2011-02-02
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PASS Summit Location
Andy Warren has posted another one of his excellent summaries of what’s going on at the PASS Board. Andy, thanks...
2011-02-02
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Prepare one box Virtual lab to evaluate SQL Server Denali Always-ON Features
This series of Videos will walk through on how to prepare one box HyperV lab to understand, evaluate & validate SQL...
2011-02-02
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Something BIG in Boston - SQLSaturday#71
BIG in BOSTON
Last time, I blogged about the first upcoming event in the North East in Philadelphia, PA – SQLSaturday#69, but...
2011-02-02
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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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