Find Efficiencies or Add Horsepower?
In our world sometimes it’s worth the time and effort for in depth tuning to get the machine to run...
2010-02-01
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Sending SSIS Errors to the Windows Event Log
In a previous post I explained how to trap for errors in your Script Task and Components and send the information to the SSIS...
2010-02-01
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Teaching Two SQL Server 2008 Classes at University of Denver, University College in Spring Quarter
I’ll be teaching two SQL Server 2008 classes this spring at University of Denver, University College. The first one, which...
2010-02-01
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Stored Procedure to Sequentially Run SQL Agent Jobs
Introduction
Here is another one of my utility scripts. Lately it seems like all I am blogging about is utility scripts,...
2010-02-01
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Professional Association of SQL Server (PASS)
I recently discovered the Professional Association of SQL Server (PASS) virtual chapters. For those of you who struggle to make...
2010-01-31
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Interview Questions on Sql Server -Part 3
1. What are the Sql Joins?Sql Joins are the way to get data from many tables based on some logical...
2010-01-31
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Reading in 2009
I saw a blog post from my friend Paul Randal recently in which he recounted the books he’d read in...
2010-01-31
1,767 reads
Interview Questions On Sql Server -Part 2
1. What is the difference between the Union and Union All?
1) Union is used to select distinct data from the...
2010-01-31
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Interview Questions on sql server -Part-1
1. What is the Normalization?Normalization:-Normalization can be defined as the process of organization the data to reduce the redundant table...
2010-01-31
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Group by.....Having Clause
Group By:- Group By clauses is used to groups rows based on the distinct values of the specified columns.
The syntax...
2010-01-31
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Blogs
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...
EightKB 2026: Registration is Open!
It’s that time of year again! EightKB is back on August 20th at 13:00...
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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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