DBCC CHECKDB() on ResourceDB?
A few days ago I was answering a forum post about CHECKDB() and as part of the research I checked...
2010-02-03
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PASS Acquires SQLSaturday
I’ll write more about this tomorrow, but for now I’m reposting the release from Rushabh Mehta, President, PASS:
It gives me...
2010-02-02
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RedGate Releases SQLSearch - FREE!
RedGate Releases SQLSearch - FREE!
SQL Search - Released
My friends at RedGate have released a new FREE Tool. Please read on to learn...
2010-02-02
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“Building a Better Blog” with Steve Jones
I recently watched Steve Jones’ (Blog | Twitter) "Building a better blog" presentation from the 24 hours of PASS virtual conference...
2010-02-02
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SQLSaturday Bequeathed to PASS
I guess you could look at this one of two ways. Either PASS acquired SQL Saturday, or we (Andy, Brian,...
2010-02-02
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Three Engine Improvements in SQL Server 2008 R2 (Updated)
The upcoming release (by May 2010) of SQL Server 2008 R2 has been primarily focused on enhancements in the BI...
2010-02-02
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Three Engine Improvements in SQL Server 2008 R2
The upcoming (by May 2010) of SQL Server 2008 R2 has been primarily focused on enhancements in the BI area...
2010-02-02
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Reflections on ‘Visibility, the Art of Being Noticed’ by Phil Factor
If you have not read the Master of Phrenetic Phoughts’ article, please do so here. I enjoyed very much the...
2010-02-02
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Key Discovery III
Recursively traverse system views to build a Hierarchical Perspective into the database.
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2010-02-02
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Key Discovery III
In Part I and Part II of the series, I discussed documenting and discovering Primary Keys and Clustered Indexes. In...
2010-02-02
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Blogs
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...
SQL Server Security Hardening Guide Using the DoD STIG Checklist
Security on your SQL Server is important. That doesn’t need any explaining. But where...
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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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