What to do about certification
After my editorial “The Missing Certification” I was amazed at the debate that took place. As of the time I’m...
2010-04-12
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A DMV a Day – Day 12
The DMV for Day 12 is sys.dm_db_partition_stats, which is described by BOL as:
Returns page and row-count information for every partition...
2010-04-12
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Speaking Twice This Week
This week I will have the opportunity to speak at two different events. The first is on Monday, April 12th,...
2010-04-11
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Northwest Arkansas TechFest Set for July 18
David Walker, the organizer of the popular Tulsa TechFest, is organizing the first annual NWA TechFest, to be held Thursday,...
2010-04-11
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2010-04-11
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2010-04-10
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5 Random Thoughts on the SQL Server MCM Program
5 Random Thoughts on the SQL Server MCM Program
I've had some random thoughts running through my head since I finished...
2010-04-10
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A DMV a Day – Day 10
Just in case you’ve just joined me, I decided on April 1 to post a different DMV query every day...
2010-04-10
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Script to Create A TempDB File Per Processor
Introduction
Trying to keep the streak alive so here is my 5th blog post in 5 days. This one is another...
2010-04-09
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S3OLV April Meeting Recap
We held our meeting last night and had a good time. Thanks to those that were able to make it...
2010-04-09
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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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