PASS RSS Feeds
Another “didn’t know” for me, we have multiple feeds from PASS HQ that focus on various areas – grab the entire...
2010-06-21
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SQL Server Hardware Checklist
I’m in the process of putting together a SQL Server hardware inventory/audit checklist for an upcoming book project. The purpose...
2010-06-21
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Football Update
Well the World Cup is now half way through, 32 games played, 32 games to go. The talk here in...
2010-06-21
501 reads
PASS 2010 Election Nominating Committee Announced
Actually came out last week and I missed it, here is the link to the details of the nominating committee...
2010-06-21
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SQLBits 7 to be Held in York September 30 – October 2, 2010
SQLBits—The 7 Wonders of SQL Conference—will be held in York, England, September 30 through October 2, 2010. SQLBits is the...
2010-06-21
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2010 Microsoft BI Conference: Directions in Microsoft BI
The combined Microsoft BI Conference and TechEd in New Orleans last week was a great
experience. The shear magnitude of the...
2010-06-21
1,163 reads
Inverter Obsession, or Why I am Starting to Hate Clouds
After getting my new grid-tied solar PV system turned on and operational on June 18, 2010, I have become temporarily...
2010-06-21
777 reads
Promoted to TempDB by SQLRockstar
I noticed today that fellow SQL Server MVP Thomas LaRock (blog | twitter) had updated his SQL Server blog rankings, and...
2010-06-21
730 reads
SSRS R2 - Naming Excel Worksheet Tabs
I was recently asked if it was possible to name an excel tab based on a page in a reporting...
2010-06-21
2,720 reads
PASS 2011 Spring Event In Orlando
In March of this year the PASS Board of Directors began kicking around the idea of holding some kind of...
2010-06-21
880 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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