Practice Your Restores
Steven Jones posted an excellent editorial today all about how your backups are only good if you know that you...
2009-12-30
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Running a Small User Group - The Tools
Because running a small user group is a labor of love, we look for time savings wherever we can to...
2009-12-30
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Looking back at 2009 Goals
I set goals at the start of 2009 for the year. They were:
Continue with 400 posts a month Blog Daily...
2009-12-30
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Writing Proposals for Training
I had a student recently who said that to get any type of training she had to write a proposal...
2009-12-29
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The Other Server
I had a fun support call I need to share. A developer called up to tell me that a particular...
2009-12-29
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The Power of Networking
I was contacted recently by someone that was hiring a new employee. They had searched out applicants on the Internet...
2009-12-29
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Starting the year out right
It's the end of another year, and thus the beginning of the next one. Whether you had a successful 2009...
2009-12-29
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Analysis Services Performance Optimization Tips
Over the last few weeks I have focused most of my blog energy into writing a couple articles. So I...
2009-12-29
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Windows ReadyBoost in Windows 7
Perhaps you heard of or actually tried Windows ReadyBoost in Windows Vista, and were (like me) disappointed with the results?...
2009-12-29
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Running a Small User Group - Getting Help
When we first started Midlands PASS, we tried to do it the way PASS suggested. We tried to get folks...
2009-12-29
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Blogs
Microsoft Fabric OneLake Shortcuts: When to Use Them and When Not To
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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!
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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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