Big SQL Server Announcement This Morning at 7:30AM PDT
Microsoft’s Ted Kummert and Tom Casey are holding a public conference call this morning at 7:30AM Pacific time, where:
Microsoft...
2010-04-21
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Presenting at SQLSaturday #41 – Atlanta
I have the privilege of being able to attend and present at SQLSaturday #41 – Atlanta this weekend. This will be...
2010-04-21
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2010 Scripting Games
Since I've decided it's time for me to learn Powershell, naturally the best way to learn it is to dive...
2010-04-21
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Log Shipping Delays are Good
In the past, when I’ve set up log shipping, it was primarily as a DR device, designed to get copies...
2010-04-21
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SQL Server 2008 R2 is available now...
Just for info that SQL Server 2008 R2 (32bit & 64bit) is available now and you can download the trial
http://bit.ly/18gCbc
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2010-04-21
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Virtualisation – An Introduction
For the last two years or so, in one capacity or another I have been running SQL Server in virtual...
2010-04-21
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SQLSaturday #49 in Orlando!
We just put the site up, starting a little earlier than last year, and over the course of this week...
2010-04-21
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Rules to Live By – The Intro
Most of us have some general rules we live by, and I’ve often thought it would be a lot easier...
2010-04-21
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SQL Server 2008 R2 new Editions - Info
SQL Server 2008 R2, it comes with new editions and lot of new features, also supporting the SQL Azure & PowerPivot...
2010-04-21
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A DMV a Day – Day 21
The DMV for Day 21 is sys.dm_os_ring_buffers, which is helpfully NOT described by BOL as:
The following SQL Server Operating System–related...
2010-04-21
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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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