SQLSaturday Schedule Changes
As will happen from time to time, we’ve had two changes on the schedule, wanted to make sure everyone catches...
2010-06-21
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2010-06-21
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SQL Server MasterClass
This Thursday gone, (June 18th) I went to a hotel near Heathrow airport in London for what was titled a...
2010-06-21
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Feature Packs for SQL Server (and SSIS)
Some of the best extensions for Integration Services (and SQL Server itself) are found in what Microsoft has released as...
2010-06-21
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T-SQL - Finding Changes
Someone posted a note recently asking about how to detect the changes in a sequence. Say you have a table...
2010-06-21
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Live Meeting Presentation – ETL with PowerShell
On Tuesday June 22nd 9 PM Eastern I”m presenting ETL with PowerShell for PASS AppDev VC—a virtual chapter of Professional...
2010-06-20
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SQL Server MasterClass Event Review
I often begrudge a 5am start to travel anywhere, let alone to SQL events but this was a trip definitely...
2010-06-19
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3.15Kw Grid-Tied Solar PV System Online
I took a day off work so I could be here when Namaste Solar and IREA came out to my...
2010-06-18
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How Do I ... Get a List of Tables With Data Modifications in a Specific Timeframe?
How Do I ... Get a List of Tables With Data Modifications in a Specific Timeframe?
There was a question on a...
2010-06-18
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Finding Duplicates
This is just a short post that uses a contrived example to demonstrate how to find duplicate records in a...
2010-06-18
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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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