Would You Like To Play A Game?
Do you have a favorite line from a holiday movie? Can you change it around slightly to make it SQL...
2010-12-20
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Blog Posts
SQL Server Storage Internals Part 3 - Architecture of Heaps
In this article I have explained below topics
1. key points on HEAP tables.
2. What happens when a table is created.
3. How to list...
2010-12-19
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Grant permission to the profile
The Profiler is a powerful tool available to the dba, but it can also be very useful for system developers....
2010-12-18
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Just in time for Christmas – SQL Server 2005 SP4
Just in time for Christmas, Microsoft releases SQL Server 2005 SP4.
Many were wondering if they would meet their intended...
2010-12-18
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Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow!
I don’t usually post on my blog on the weekend, but this weekend, the weekend before a Christmas is a...
2010-12-18
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Pragmatic Works Seeking Employment Candidates
If you’re anything like me, you enjoy constantly striving to new levels of knowledge. This new level of knowledge brings...
2010-12-18
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SQL Saturday 62 – Tampa FL – January 15th 2011
On January 15th, 2011, SQL Saturday is once again coming to Tampa Florida. This is going to be a tremendous...
2010-12-18
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SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 4 RTM
Service Pack 4
Just in time for Christmas, SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 4 has RTM’d. If you are using SQL...
2010-12-18
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SQL Server 2005 SP4 Released
Steve Jones mentioned recently that SP4 for SQL Server 2005 is on its way because Microsoft closed his connect item....
2010-12-18
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Free SQL Server Training for the Week of December 20, 2010
Monday
PASS Data Warehousing/BI Virual Chapter - SSIS + CDC = SCD - Patrick LeBlanc
Tuesday
Pragmatic Works - Introduction to Performance Tuning Analysis Services 2008 - Chris Webb
Thursday
Pragmatic...
2010-12-17
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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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