February OPASS Meeting Recap
Introduction
Last night we had our February OPASS meeting with Ron Dameron (@RonDBA) presenting on Database Hardening using PowerShell. We broadcast...
2010-02-10
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T-SQL Tuesday #3: Database Relationships
In my first T-SQL Tuesday submission I thought I'd mention something that we often take for granted when working with...
2010-02-10
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SQLSaturday #43 Announced!
Greg Larsen is hosting SQLSaturday in Redmond, WA again this year, this time on June 12, 2009. Call for speakers...
2010-02-10
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Round Two of Insert Benchmark Tests
After seemingly exhausting my physical file layout and instance configuration options in Round One of testing, I decided to “throw...
2010-02-09
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SQL Server Useful Reading
I have been having an IO subsystem issue recently and I found the whitepapers very useful and wanted to post...
2010-02-09
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What is SQL Server? – Rocky Mountain Tech Trifecta
I’m doing a basic presentation at the Rocky Mountain Tech Trifecta later this month on what SQL Server is from...
2010-02-09
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Isn’t Consulting Risky?
Small Business Ownership. It’s one of the Great American Dreams. Our forefathers, the founders of the country that I call...
2010-02-09
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Interviewed at CSTechCast
The segment should go out in this week’s show, but I spent half a day down in Colorado Springs with...
2010-02-09
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Relationships - T-SQL Tuesday #3
I missed T-SQL Tuesday #1, but participated in T-SQL Tuesday #2. Now it's time for #3, and I'm making my...
2010-02-09
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February OPASS Meeting Tonight
It's here! Our February meeting is tonight at 6pm at End To End Training, 225 S. Westmonte Drive, Suite 2010,...
2010-02-09
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Blogs
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...
SQL Server Security Hardening Guide Using the DoD STIG Checklist
Security on your SQL Server is important. That doesn’t need any explaining. But where...
EightKB 2026: Registration is Open!
It’s that time of year again! EightKB is back on August 20th at 13:00...
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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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