What is a Good Way to Run CheckDB on a VLDB?
Today's script is one that I wrote based on the logic outlined in a post by Paul Randal. This script is written for SQL 2000 but, as Paul notes,...
2010-05-21
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What is a Good Way to Run CheckDB on a VLDB?
Today's script is one that I wrote based on the logic outlined in a post by Paul Randal. This script is written for SQL 2000 but, as Paul notes,...
2010-05-21
22 reads
What is a Good Way to Run CheckDB on a VLDB?
Introduction
Today’s script is one that I wrote based on the logic outlined in this post by Paul Randal (Blog|Twitter). This...
2010-05-21
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SQL Book Review
Recently I received a new opportunity via email. Steve Jones at SQLServerCentral sent me an email to see if I...
2010-05-21
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Moving On
My oldest son graduates high school today. After a long journey, he’s the first of my wife’s and my three...
2010-05-21
695 reads
Daily SQL Server 2008 New Feature – Day 12
Every day for the next couple of weeks, I aim to highlight one of SQL Server 2008’s new features, simply...
2010-05-21
396 reads
Ask for something and when you get it no one uses it
There was a time when almost every Chapter leader were asking PASS to find a place where the leaders can...
2010-05-21
399 reads
Book Review: Currencies That Buy Credibility
I ordered a copy of Currencies That Buy Credibility ($14 @ Amazon) after a comment from author Tom Wanek on Twitter...
2010-05-21
543 reads
PASS Update #32 (Spring Event & May 2010 Minutes)
If you download the May 2010 minutes of the Board meeting (login required) you’ll see that we devoted an entire...
2010-05-21
594 reads
Plagiarized or Copied
Today I ran into an interesting website. While I was trying to locate information concerning a SQL Saturday event, I...
2010-05-20
717 reads
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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