SQL Saturday #57 (Houston) Call for Speakers and Registration is Open!!
So many people have been waiting for a SQL Saturday in Houston and now it’s finally here. As a native...
2010-10-03
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Blog Posts
The Year of the Phantom
It is amazing how fast time moves the older (and slower) we as humans get. Looking back on time, it...
2010-10-03
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Transactional Replication Setup (by Abi Chapagai)
As I discussed in my first part of replication SQL Server 2008 Replication: High Availability Solution Part One, replication is...
2010-10-03
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Index Black Ops Part 6 – Fill Factor vs. Page Splits
In my TSQL2sDay index summary post, that I’d be writing a few posts on the information that is contained in...
2010-10-02
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Red Pyramid
After having read the Percy Jackson series of books, I wanted to read a few more books by Rick Riordan....
2010-10-02
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Create Empty Raw File
I need an empty Raw file for my SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) package. Over the last summer I’ve discovered...
2010-10-01
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Free SQL Server Training for the Week of October 4, 2010
Monday
Quest Software - Advanced SQL Server Troubleshooting - Kevin Kline
Tuesday
PASS Performance Virtual Chapter - Using Storage to Increase Database Performance - Denny Cherry
Wednesday
SQL Lunch...
2010-10-01
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Index Black Ops Part 5 – Page Splits
In my TSQL2sDay index summary post, that I’d be writing a few posts on the information that is contained in...
2010-10-01
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October Question: Tell us about your favorite experience as a participant in the SQL Server community.
There is a thriving world-wide DBA community that offers many opportunties meet other DBAs, to learn from others, and to...
2010-10-01
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Presenting at SQLSaturday #48 in Columbia, SC This Weekend
I’m leaving Orlando early Friday morning to drive up to Columbia for SQLSaturday #48 . By the time I changed planes...
2010-10-01
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Blogs
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...
EightKB 2026: Registration is Open!
It’s that time of year again! EightKB is back on August 20th at 13:00...
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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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