SSIS : Data Flow paths
I had a very interesting bug that had me running around for over a week. Turns out the bug was...
2010-05-01
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TempDB Internals
TempDB Internals: TempDB is very important DB in sql server, generally sql server automatically takes care of the storage management...
2010-05-01
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A Few Updates on the MCM: Plaques, Visitors, New Class, and New MCM’s
A Few Updates on the MCM: Plaques, Visitors, New Class, and New MCM’s
I just want to pass along a few...
2010-05-01
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Marathon Schedule
Finally I am putting down to paper my marathon race list for this season. Some of my favorite races are...
2010-04-30
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Six Months
“Show up for work on time for six months and then we’ll talk. Until then, I have four words for...
2010-04-30
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PASS Update #30 (Surveys)
Recently we released the results of the annual survey to determine interests for the 2010 Summit. That’s a step in...
2010-04-30
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Two Ways to Get System and Server Information on SQL Server from Management Studio / Enterprise Manager
To collect information for your SQL Server Infrastructure, there are two ways I can recommend.
The first, as mentioned from...
2010-04-30
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SCRUM Training with Alistair Cockburn
I wanted the SCRUM Master certification this year, and could have gone local, but I wanted to get the training...
2010-04-30
2,107 reads
Windows 7 v the iPad
No, I didn’t buy an iPad, but I have to say on a trip to the Apple Store this week...
2010-04-30
2,107 reads
Plagiarism
It seems to rear it’s ugly head more and more these days. Once again I found some content from my...
2010-04-30
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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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