Daily SQL Server 2008 New Feature – Day 10
Every day for the next couple of weeks, I aim to highlight one of SQL Server 2008’s new features, simply...
2010-05-19
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Providing Quality to the Community
This has been on my mind since last week after a conversation with a friend of mine, Bobby Dimmick (twitter)....
2010-05-19
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It’s a Data World
I saw this blog about a report from CITA (wireless industry group) that people tend to use their cell phones...
2010-05-19
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Reporting on TechEd
Last week I blogged about attending TechEd 2010 on a press pass, and since then I’ve been trying to come...
2010-05-19
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Report Builder 3.0 - Using Report Parts
Report Builder 3.0 offers many new features to its users. One of the best features, in my opinion, is the...
2010-05-18
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PowerShell Week at SQL University – Post 1
Getting Started With PowerShell Variables
Yesterday we laid the ground work for PowerShell Week. Today we will learn about Variables in PowerShell. You will...
2010-05-18
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SQL Server Master Class – London June 17th
The top things YOU need to know about managing SQL Server – in one place, on one day – presented by two...
2010-05-18
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SQL Server 2008 R2 RTM Cumulative Update 1 (Build 1702) Released
I also just discovered that Microsoft releasedSQL Server 2008 R2 RTM CU1 yesterday. It is Build 1702, and it contains...
2010-05-18
3,088 reads
Will People Use This?
The cost of making a trip differently in the US, in terms of time, effort, and driving habits, is small....
2010-05-18
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SQL Server 2008 SP1 Cumulative Update 8 Released
Microsoft has releasedSQL Server 2008 SP1 CU8 (Build 2775). There is no corresponding CU for the RTM branch of SQL...
2010-05-18
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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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