Syncing SQL databases
There are various ways to keep SQL Server databases and SQL Database/SQL Managed Instance (SQL MI) databases in-sync asynchronously that I will discuss in this blog. The main use...
2021-01-04
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Syncing SQL databases
There are various ways to keep SQL Server databases and SQL Database/SQL Managed Instance (SQL MI) databases in-sync asynchronously that I will discuss in this blog. The main use...
2021-01-05 (first published: 2021-01-04)
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Daily Coping 4 Jan 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...
2021-01-04
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Identify the (Top 20) most expensive queries across your SQL Server using Query Store
Script to identify the most expensive queries on your database server using the Query Store DMVs. This allows you to look at data from a specific time frame, as...
2021-01-11 (first published: 2021-01-04)
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2020 Year in Review
Yeah, so…that was a hell of a year, wasn’t it?
Short-Form Reviews of Year 2020 Reviewer #1: 👎
Reviewer #2: ★✩✩✩✩, would not recommend
Best Laid Plans… The year started out really...
2021-01-04
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How to Find SQL Server Configuration Manager
SSCM likes to disappear from time to time. When it does, what is your backup plan? This article shows how not to be fooled by the vanishing act of...
2021-01-03
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How to Find SQL Server Configuration Manager
SSCM likes to disappear from time to time. When it does, what is your backup plan? This article shows how not to be fooled by the vanishing act of...
2021-01-03
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How to Find SQL Server Configuration Manager
SSCM likes to disappear from time to time. When it does, what is your backup plan? This article shows how not to be fooled by the vanishing act of...
2021-01-03
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How to Find SQL Server Configuration Manager
SSCM likes to disappear from time to time. When it does, what is your backup plan? This article shows how not to be fooled by the vanishing act of...
2021-01-03
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How to Find SQL Server Configuration Manager
SSCM likes to disappear from time to time. When it does, what is your backup plan? This article shows how not to be fooled by the vanishing act of...
2021-01-03
10 reads
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Question of the Day
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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