Join the Community - AKA, "Where did he go, George?"
In recent days I've kind of dropped off the map with respect to SQL Server, including with the Security and...
2010-05-11
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Simple Production Script Auditing Best Practices: Including Query in the Result Set
To make it easier for others to audit the results of a script you have run on current production servers,...
2010-05-11
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Twitter is…
I think Twitter is a graffiti wall that emulates a series of hallway conversations near the world's largest food court.
2010-05-11
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Put your left LOB in, put your left LOB out…
It’s time again for T-SQL Tuesday and this month the topic is LOB, or BLOB data. You can read more...
2010-05-11
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Daily SQL Server 2008 New Feature – Day 4
Every day for the next couple of weeks, I aim to highlight one of SQL Server 2008’s new features, simply...
2010-05-11
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Is Pivot Worth it?
I’ve been trying to learn more about the T-SQL changes in SQL Server 2005/2008 over time. I don’t have requirements...
2010-05-11
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Notes from the May 6th, 2010 oPASS Meeting
We moved to Thursday this month to line things up so that Dean Richards from Confio could do a presentation...
2010-05-11
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SQL Server with MS Access .adp Project file
MS Access have a nice possibility if you want to connect with SQL Server databases and manipulate with data in...
2010-05-11
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How Do I Move SQL Database Files Around?
Here is a script that will generate a script to move database files around in SQL 2005/2008. Continue reading ?
The post How Do I Move SQL Database Files Around?...
2010-05-11
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How Do I Move SQL Database Files Around?
Here is a script that will generate a script to move database files around in SQL 2005/2008. Continue reading ?
2010-05-11
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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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