New Laptop
Due to arrive from China today. I got a shipping notice of 2nd day shipping from Lenovo last week, but...
2010-02-08
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T-SQL Speed Phreakery Explained
If you haven't seen the Simple-Talk newsletter (it's free, so sign up!) you may not have seen my article on...
2010-02-08
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South Florida Geek Golf
Scott Klein has put together the first annual Geek Golf event. Scheduled for May 8th, 2010, it’s being held at...
2010-02-08
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Attending SQLSaturday #33 in Charlotte, NC
Just booked the travel, going up the afternoon of March 5th and returning on an early evening flight on the...
2010-02-08
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Next Step for the One Laptop Per Child Project
I’ve been a fan of the OLPC project, even buying to raffle off at an event just so I could...
2010-02-08
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Some Initial Insert Test Benchmarks on SQL Server 2008 R2
They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. I have been following along as Paul Randal has been...
2010-02-07
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SQL Server Storage
This is a short post on SQL Server storage best practice and what i have learned over the years… Much...
2010-02-07
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SQL Server Waits and Queues
Useful link. This is a great best practice article/white paper from Tom Davidson and Danny Tambs.
The word document (880kb) can...
2010-02-07
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Service Broker, Triggers, CLR. and SSIS Threading Framework
I have been trying for a few days to implement a Service Broker implementation to, service the threading framework I...
2010-02-07
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Evolving Backups
I saw a post recently from my fellow Red Gate-er, Brad McGeHee, on backups. Brad’s got a ton of experience...
2010-02-07
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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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