Using Managed Identities to authenticate Function Apps
I have a video detailing how to use Managed Identities to authenticate function apps in Azure.
2020-10-26
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Blog Posts
Daily Coping 23 Oct 2020
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...
2020-10-23
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Synapse and federated queries
As I was finishing up a demo script for my presentation at the SQL PASS Virtual Summit on 11/13 (details on my session here), I wanted to blog about...
2020-10-23 (first published: 2020-10-15)
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Using Durable Functions in Azure Data Factory - Support for long running processes in Azure Functions
(2020-Oct-14) Ok, here is my problem: I have an Azure Data Factory (ADF) workflow that includes an Azure Function call to perform external operations and returns output result, which in...
2020-10-23 (first published: 2020-10-15)
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Welcome to 3Cloud …
A little over a month ago, Pragmatic Works Consulting was a part of a merger that included 3Cloud and Applied Cloud Services over a period of a few months....
2020-10-23
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Azure Databricks – Pin Cluster
Before discussing why you would want to pin a cluster it would be useful to understand the different states of a cluster. We can have: I usually have “auto...
2020-10-22
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Daily Coping 22 Oct 2020
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...
2020-10-22
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One Thousand SQL Saturdays (*ish)
This weekend is SQL Saturday #1000, running virtually from Oregon. It’s a good schedule, with lots of neat sessions. I’ll be speaking in the am, and am happy to...
2020-10-22
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Permissions script for Azure Synapse
I was recently asked to add on to my permissions stored procedures (sp_SrvPermissions, sp_DBPermissions and sp_AzSQLDBPermissions) and create one for ... Continue reading
2020-10-22 (first published: 2020-10-15)
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Pre-Conference Workshop and Sessions at PASS Summit
I’m pleased to announce that I will be presenting at PASS Summit. This year I have a pre-conference workshop and a regular session. Let’s dive into each. Pre-Conference Workshop:...
2020-10-22
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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
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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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