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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Speaking in Portland, OR and Tumwater, WA the Week of February 8th
I’ll be speaking in Portland, OR and Tumwater, WA the week of February 8th, 2010. The details, and the session...
2010-02-05
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Interviewed by Andy Leonard
As I mentioned earlier in the week I had promised Andy an interview, we finished it up yesterday and the...
2010-02-05
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SSRS Commonly Required Date Expressions
Reporting Services has many expressions that can manipulate date fields. These expressions can be used just about anywhere in SSRS...
2010-02-05
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They Took Our Name!!
I’ve heard imitation is a form of flattery, and I guess that’s true. Today I got an up close and...
2010-02-05
375 reads
PASS 2009 DVDs
I was really excited when my PASS DVDs arrived last week. I had purchased the DVDs (or maybe CDs) back...
2010-02-05
951 reads
My Reading List
A couple weeks back I asked for reading suggestions, and I got a bunch! Here’s the list so far:
Wizard’s First...
2010-02-05
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SQL Server 2008 R2 Update for Developers Training Kit
It is a good news for developers! Microsoft published the Training Kit for SQL Server 2008 R2.
The content of...
2010-02-05
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A New Season (A Networking Success Story)
I’d like to share a networking success story. Last year, I blogged about my experience at the PASS Summit of...
2010-02-05
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Log is Filling Up
Today I ran across Paul Randal’s latest post showing how to find open transactions and such. This is a nice...
2010-02-05
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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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