Experiment: If I have Dynamic Data Masking enabled will BCP pull the non masked data.
Hypothesis: If I have Dynamic Data Masking enabled on a column then when I use something like BCP to pull ... Continue reading
2021-07-20
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Blog Posts
Microsoft Data Platform Continuity VG Presentation – July 2021
I’m pleased to announce that this month’s presentation for the Microsoft Data Platform Continuity Virtual Group will be on July 29th at 2pm Eastern time. This presentation from Edwin...
2021-07-20
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WordPress.com Managed Hosting Webinar with Rudy Faile, Automattic Systems
Learn how WordPress.com's managed hosting powers fast, secure websites.
2021-07-20
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Add DBCC INPUTBUFFER to Your Performance Tuning Toolbox
A command I like to use when performance tuning is DBCC INPUTBUFFER. If you have ever run sp_whoisactive or sp_who2 to find out what sessions are executing when CPU...
2021-07-19 (first published: 2021-07-07)
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Daily Coping 19 Jul 2021
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2021-07-19
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Filtering Extended Events Using Actions
Did you know, you can use Actions to Filter Extended Events? Well, you can. Filtering is one of the greatest ways in which Extended Events differentiates itself from other...
2021-07-19
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How to Fix SQL Database Error 8961?
Running DBCC CHECKDB or DBCC CHECKTABLE on a database may report error 8961. Such a situation could occur while changing the data type of a table column from “ntext...
2021-07-19 (first published: 2021-07-08)
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SQLSaturday Orlando 2021
We’ve opened up registration and the call for speakers for SQLSaturday Orlando, to be held October 30th at the Orlando Marriott Lake Mary. In-person! We weren’t able to get...
2021-07-19
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2021-07-18
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Where Can I Manage Spatial Data in Azure?
[read this post on Mr. Fox SQL blog] Every now and then you come across a use-case where you need to do something with spatial data, and you need...
2021-07-18
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Blogs
Moving On-Prem PostgreSQL to the Cloud: Picking the Right Path for Big Tables
Every PostgreSQL migration eventually hits the same fork in the road. The database is...
A Spread of Vacation
By Steve Jones
I’m off on vacation today. Which is a little weird as I just got...
How AgentDBA Identifies Backup Failures
By Arun Sirpal
Every DBA has a box like this. Sitting untouched for months. Nobody’s proud of...
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From SQL Server On-Premises to Claude Desktop: How I built a Full MCP Pipeline
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Independence Day 2026
In the original Independence Day movie (1996), what type of computer did Jeff Goldblum use to connect to the alien mainframe? Take a guess, don't look it up or ask AI.
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