December 2010 S3OLV Meeting
It is amazing how the months just seem to fly by these days. I probably say that every month. It...
2010-12-01
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Blog Posts
iPad Update
I updated the iPad tonight to iOS 4.2. I had no particular reason to upgrade, but I saw a few...
2010-12-01
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LiveWriter 2011
I recently upgraded to LiveWriter 2011 while upgrading to the final version of LiveMesh. After the upgrade I noted the...
2010-12-01
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No More Drive Extender - Windows Home Server
I guess I might need to go back to RAID. From the Windows Team Blog, there is a decision to...
2010-12-01
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Passing SSRS T-SQL Values to SSRS MDX Parameters
At a recent client engagement we built a SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) report with a T-SQL based data source....
2010-12-01
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Real World SQL Azure
Worthy of an editorial, but this is a pretty good use-case for why SQL Azure might make sense. This is...
2010-12-01
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RTFM365
Physicians have primum non nocere – a Latin phrase that means “First, do no harm”. (Thank you, WikiPedia.) I think for...
2010-12-01
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Semi-Crippled
When it rains it pours.
Last week my Nano died. It won’t hold a charge, or at least it won’t...
2010-12-01
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The Development DBA Role
The Development DBA role, though not as common as the more prominent DBA and Database Developer roles in the database...
2010-12-01
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When Were The Statistics In SQL Server Last Updated?
When SQL Server receives a new query, the Query Optimizer undertakes the task of identifying a good plan to resolve the...
2010-12-01
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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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