Time to Stop Settling
“...And the world is filled with people who can't go to high school, never mind college, and who certainly can't...
2010-06-28
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Making a Little Effort at Networking - Part 1
I’m not a big networking person. I know that it’s good for my career, but I’ve been lucky enough to...
2010-06-28
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MDX Puzzle #1 Solution
OK, are you ready to start the MDX journey. In MDX Puzzle #1 posting I presented you with the challenge...
2010-06-28
897 reads
SQL 101 : Without “ORDER BY”, order is not guaranteed.
It’s as simple as that. If you don’t specify ORDER BY, then the order of your result set is not...
2010-06-26
721 reads
Error Configuring DataCollector: A collection set cannot start without a schedule
Data Collection, Puppy Style
Update: Based on Bill Ramos’ comment below and a note on Twitter (thanks!!) I have added some...
2010-06-26
1,840 reads
The ‘addicted to data’ decade is still in its infancy
“Content is king” is the golden rule of the SEO. The semantic web is all about data. Any web...
2010-06-25
14 reads
The ‘addicted to data’ decade is still in its infancy
“Content is king” is the golden rule of the SEO. The semantic web is all about data. Any web or traditional application has no value without data. Few people...
2010-06-25
7 reads
Don't Do This
In working on applications at client sites you tend to come across code that makes you think "what were they...
2010-06-25
908 reads
Powershell Fundamentals
I’ve had the opportunity this week to take class with Don Jones (blog | twitter), PowerShell guru and author of PowerShell...
2010-06-25
2,107 reads
How much memory is each SQL Server database using?
Whilst perusing the forums over at SQL Server Central today I stumbled across an interesting question regarding how to identify...
2010-06-25
570 reads
Blogs
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
By James Serra
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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