Using the Data Viewer Intelligently in SSIS Data Flows
If you've ever needed to debug a fairly complex Data Flow, you've probably wanted to take a peek at what...
2010-05-31
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Are you a DBA? You might Be!
Are you a DBA? You might Be!
On Twitter, people do a lot more than gossip and post messages about mundane,...
2010-05-29
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Two Blog Series You Don’t Want to Miss
Blogs are a great way to learn new things about SQL Server, and just in case you have missed them,...
2010-05-28
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Are You a Full-Time or Part-Time DBA?
I’m always trying to find out about the DBAs who visit my blog, as it helps me to better understand...
2010-05-28
1,572 reads
Permission Issue
I found a post of setting up database access in the following site and I responded there and I wanted...
2010-05-28
1,737 reads
New Unlocked CPUs From Intel
AnandTech has an interesting review up about some new models of Core i5 and Core i7 processors that are designed...
2010-05-28
1,457 reads
Flipping a Table Sideways
Not too often, someone asks for a strange request like wanting to pivot on every single value inside a table....
2010-05-28
1,598 reads
"Troubleshooting Transaction Replication" Published In SQL Server Magazine
I've been published! My article Troubleshooting Transactional Replicationis featured in the June 2010 issue of SQL Server Magazine (subscription required...
2010-05-28
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Buy vs. Build
It’s the classic question faced by everyone in Information Services. I know how to do this and I could build...
2010-05-28
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Auditing Failed Logins – SQL Server 2008
I wrote about setting up a basic server audit recently. That showed about how a server level audit is set...
2010-05-28
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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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