sp_help_partition
If you are using partitioned tables, this may come in handy. I’ll keep it short and just post the code....
2010-08-08
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RE: Contract Coding: Ensuring your Client pays up (great article from Damon Armstrong)
I am very happy to see Damon Armstrong take up this touchy subject in Simple-Talk.com `s Opinion section. Worth a...
2010-08-08
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SQL Server Magazine 2010 Community Choice Awards
Nominate your favorite products for the SQL Server Magazine 2010 Community Choice Awards. August 24th Deadline for Nominations...
SQL Server...
2010-08-08
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devLINK a Huge Success
Where can you spend $100 and get three full days of technical training? devLINK of course. devLINK 2010 was held...
2010-08-08
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More Videos from SQL Saturday
With everyone geared up for SQL Cruise I’m surprised we can air this video but since we kicked it off...
2010-08-07
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SQL Saturday 40 – Behind the Music
Ok folks, the video from SQL Saturday 40 is finally up. Thanks to the sponsors who helped foot the bill...
2010-08-07
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SQL Server Object Dependency Viewer Revisited
A year ago I blogged about building a SQL Server 2008 Object Dependency Viewer based on a script by PowerShell...
2010-08-07
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Difference between Mirroring and Log Shipping
It’s been quite some time that I blog, Sorry about that I was busy with my movement from USA to...
2010-08-07
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MSDN Ultimate Subscription Winner
It’s been a busy week and I haven’t been able to put the time in to picking the winner for...
2010-08-07
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Week in Review - August 8, 2010
This post is the first in a new weekly series meant to give my readers some insight into my week....
2010-08-07
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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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