Can't Hit the Remote Registry through the Virtual Name
This is a problem we just solved, which was causing us to not be able to hit the remote registry...
2010-11-16
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Blog Posts
Dynamically Backing Up All User Databases in SQL Server
I recently had a request from a client to come up with a routine to do a full compressed database...
2010-11-16
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Handy Hardware Assessment Tools For SQL Server
Here is a small selection of useful tools for getting some specific hardware information from any Windows based system you...
2010-11-16
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How Often Do You Backup Your Transaction Logs?
Whenever I speak about database maintenance, I always recommend that DBAs backup up their production database transaction logs at least...
2010-11-16
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My SQL PASS Summit Adventures part 1
I started my PASS Summit a little early this year. I arrived in Seattle on Friday night, November 5th, around...
2010-11-16
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My Weekend Just Got Busy
I’m traveling to New York City on Friday for SQL Saturday #59 and returning Sunday morning. As soon as I...
2010-11-16
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PASS Summit Report 2: Seattle Again?
There is always a lot of talk about the fact that we have been in Seattle several years in a...
2010-11-16
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PASS Update #47–Election Review Committee
As always, this represents my own views, I’m speaking only for me and not the entire PASS Board.
Early last week...
2010-11-16
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PASSMN Meeting Today
Check us out today by either traveling down to Bloomington or jumping in and joining us online. Today Minnesota’s SQL...
2010-11-16
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SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 2 Cumulative Update 1
Microsoft has released SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 2 Cumulative Update 1, which is Build 4266. I count 67 fixes...
2010-11-16
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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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