Calculating ROI on Performance Tuning
Recently on the SSC forums, someone asked about how to measure the money in an actual dollar figure that they...
2010-06-02
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SQL Server 2008 and 2008R2 Diagnostic Information Queries for June 2010
This version has updated build lists for SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2. It also has several new queries, and...
2010-06-02
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Speaking at SQL Saturday #22 - Pensacola, FL
If you are near Pensacola, FL this weekend, I will be speaking at their SQL Saturday on June 5th, 2010. I will...
2010-06-02
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Submitted Session Abstracts for PASS Summit 2010
I guess I will join the trend, and list the session abstracts that I submitted for PASS Summit 2010. There...
2010-06-02
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Inventory SQL Servers with CLR Function
In an enterprise with several SQL Server instances it is pivotal that you keep track of each instance and its...
2010-06-02
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Daily SQL Server 2008 New Feature – Day 14
Every day for the next couple of weeks, I aim to highlight one of SQL Server 2008’s new features, simply...
2010-06-02
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2010-06-02
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Would You Do Your Hobby For a Living?
Another recent editorial I wrote for SQLServerCentral talks about whether you would be happy doing your hobby for living. For...
2010-06-02
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Table Variables
I was never a big fan of temp tables, mostly because there were serious contention issues in SQL Server v6.5....
2010-06-02
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Winner of the May SQL Aloha Contest
This month’s question had 21 responses, although a few were duplicates. The question was:
What is your favorite DBA joke?
If you...
2010-06-02
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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
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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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