What a coincidence ....
Two of the biggest events in the Technology World will be held at the same date!
PASS SUMMIT 2010 (8-11, November...
2010-06-10
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Next, Next, Next - Is SQL Server Installation In Need of a Warning Window to Avoid the Risk of Excess Instances?
After Reading Brad MacGehee's comments on TechEd conference today, I left a short but poignant comment that I hope will...
2010-06-10
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How To Eliminate Key Lookups in SQL Server 2008
The Key Lookup operator is a bookmark lookup on a table with a clustered index. Key Lookups can be quite...
2010-06-09
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PASS 2010 Submissions
Since all the cool kids seem to be posting the sessions that they submitted to the PASS Summit, nerd that...
2010-06-09
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TechEd 2010 – Afternoon
Noticed that they have ‘overflow’ rooms where they are broadcasting sessions that max out attendance, very nice. Wonder how much...
2010-06-09
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MS TechUpdate Prishtina in Kosova (June 9, 2010)
On June 9, 2010 is held the annual event that in Prishtina is recognized as Microsoft TechUpdate. Presenters in this...
2010-06-09
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SQL Saturday #22 - Pensacola
This was my second year going to SQL Saturday in Pensacola and once again I enjoyed it. I stayed again...
2010-06-09
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TechEd 2010 - A Half a Conference Recap
I left TechEd this morning, actually too early, catching a 7:12am flight from New Orleans to Denver. Which meant a...
2010-06-09
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Daily SQL Server 2008 New Feature – Day 19
Every day for the next couple of weeks, I aim to highlight one of SQL Server 2008’s new features, simply...
2010-06-09
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Option missing in NTILE function?
Just saw something interesting....we have a requirement to divide a result set into a certain number of groups that have...
2010-06-09
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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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