2008 Upgrade Completed
Whew! So I've been super busy the past week and a half upgrading our production server from SQL 2000 to...
2010-04-26
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SQL University: Auditing SQL Server, Part I
Welcome to the Security and Auditing Week for SQL University. Last semester we looked at the basics of SQL Server...
2010-04-26
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SQLSaturday Success! NYC #39, has left the building.....
Well, it’s Monday morning and back to the DBA salt mines!
Now that SQLSaturday #39 is all but a joyful...
2010-04-26
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Upgrading your Beta/CTP Software
This is one of the reasons that I don’t like to put CTP software (or Beta software) onto machines that...
2010-04-26
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SSIS : Using the VariableDispenser object within Script Components
I have become accustom to modifying package variables within my Script Task using the VariablesDispenser object. It is convenient and powerful. I started working...
2010-04-26
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SQLSaturday Sites Will be Offline For Part of April 27, 2010
We’re scheduled to begin moving web sites and data to PASS servers at 12:00 pm Eastern on April 27, 2010....
2010-04-26
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A DMV a Day – Day 26
Well, we are on the final week of the DMV a Day series for the month of April. I will...
2010-04-26
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Introduction to SSRS 2008 and SQL Saturday 38
In a few short weeks, another great event is coming to Jacksonville Florida at the UNF campus. There are many...
2010-04-26
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SSIS : Conditional Split optimization
I have built an enormous number of packages for this project over the past few weeks (just over 60) and...
2010-04-26
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Size of the DB limit has changed...
The cool update from SQL Server 2008 R2 is the possibility from Express Edition that changed the database limit from...
2010-04-26
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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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