Daily Coping 9 Feb 2021
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2021-02-09
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Server Review Essentials for Accidental and Junior DBAs—Client Onboarding (Part 2)
It’s time for the fourth post in my series about performing regular server reviews. In the first post, we took a look at setting up your local environment. The...
2021-02-09
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Query DB2 From PowerShell
Story time: A few months ago I was in a meeting where we were all asked how we could take on a complex, but very necessary task. As they...
2021-02-09
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Query DB2 From PowerShell
Story time: A few months ago I was in a meeting where we were all asked how we could take on a complex, but very necessary task. As they...
2021-02-17 (first published: 2021-02-09)
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T-SQL Tuesday #135 – Awesome Tools
It’s blog party week for T-SQL Tuesday, and I think this is a good choice for a topic. The host this month is Mikey Bronowski, and his invitation is...
2021-02-09
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T-SQL Tuesday #135 – The Tools That Make My Job Awesome!
Blog posts have been few and far between from SQL Undercover lately but what better to try and get us back in the swing again than with T-SQL Tuesday....
2021-02-09
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Statistics and the Ascending Key Problem
I’ve mentioned previously how not having up to date statistics can cause problems in query performance. This post looks at something called the Ascending Key Problem which can badly...
2021-02-09
184 reads
Unable to Connect to Target Server? But, I'm Already Connected!
I am working on an Azure SQL Database migration from an on-premises VM, and at the client's request I am working through the BACPAC Import/Export process rather than using...
2021-02-16 (first published: 2021-02-08)
343 reads
Release Your Inner Synapse
I don’t know about you, but as Microsoft has produced the Azure Synapse platform, I see a plethora of needs that could be fulfilled by it. Being in a...
2021-02-12 (first published: 2021-02-08)
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Using Data Compare with Recent Data Only
This is a post that looks at how to compare data changes in recent data. A customer recently asked me about looking at a table, and choosing specific data...
2021-02-16 (first published: 2021-02-08)
287 reads
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Narrow Task Decomposition in AI Pipeline Agents
A nightly load into sales_fact fails. Ask an orchestrating agent to break down the...
Car Update: August 2026
By Steve Jones
It’s been some time since I provided a car update, so I decided to...
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...
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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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