SSMS Tip – Tab Groups
A few months ago as I came across tab groups in SSMS and once I found them I was very...
2010-10-11
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Blog Posts
Updates on SQLSaturday#59.....6 Weeks to go!
I just wanted to update everyone on our event happening in NYC, November 20, 2010. We have just six weeks...
2010-10-11
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Getting ready for the third “Industrial Revolution”: Database 2010-2015
I searched the internet for “connect and forget”. Wonderbox.net offer is described as a “revolutionary computer server”… I think of wonderbox as a “computing appliance”, but Wikipedia limits the...
2010-10-10
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Getting ready for the third “Industrial Revolution”: Database 2010-2015
I searched the internet for “connect and forget”. Wonderbox.net offer is described as a...
2010-10-10
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Time Saver – Presentation Preparation
Presenting is a huge fear for many and it is no different for me. I have been presenting at SQL...
2010-10-10
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Issues With Calculating Current Age Using DateDiff (Rounding?)
Recently I inherited a set of SSIS packages that did a pretty simple calculation for age.It used the following expression,...
2010-10-09
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Project Phoenix
Project PhoenixSometime people need a hand up – an opportunity to rise from the ashes. Over the last couple of years...
2010-10-09
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What are Physical Sockets, Physical Cores, and Logical Cores and Why Does it matter?
I witnessed a confused conversation on Twitter today where someone was talking about how he uses the terms sockets and...
2010-10-09
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Career Warfare - Book Review
I picked up Career Warfare on the recommendation of a friend that had seen the Modern Resume presentation. I grabbed...
2010-10-08
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Free SQL Server Training for the Week of October 11, 2010
Monday
SQL Lunch - SSIS Design Patterns 1c: Variables, Events, and Automated Custom Logging Patterns - Andy Leonard
Tuesday
Idera - Accelerating Answers with Analysis Services...
2010-10-08
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Blogs
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...
SQL Server Security Hardening Guide Using the DoD STIG Checklist
Security on your SQL Server is important. That doesn’t need any explaining. But where...
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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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