Preparing for SQLSaturday #49
We’re still in the early stages so the pace is comfortably slow. We’ve got about 30 sessions in already (plenty...
2010-05-20
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June OPASS Meeting Date Change
Andy Warren (@sqlandy) already blogged about the change here, but I there might actually be someone who reads my blog...
2010-05-19
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TableSpace Update
The last post in the series on finding the sizes of your tables showed us how we could find that...
2010-05-19
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SQL Server Utility Script From 24 Hours of PASS
I had a good time giving my presentation and demo of SQL Server Utility during the fourth hour of the...
2010-05-19
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Unofficial Poll on 2010 PASS Summit Keynote Speaker
I’ve blogged on this before, here and here, and ended up chatting about it on Twitter (see, I do use...
2010-05-19
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oPASS June 2010 Meeting Date Change
Normally we meet on the second Tuesday of the month, but in June we’re going to have to push the...
2010-05-19
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PowerShell Week at SQL University – Post 2
Cmdlets, Functions and Snapins
So far we’ve learned how to open up PowerShell and add on to it with some modules;...
2010-05-19
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Vote for The Keynote by Dr. DeWitt
You can choose from how query optimization works and why it’s so hard, or how relational engines and MapReduce can...
2010-05-19
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Daily SQL Server 2008 New Feature – Day 10
Every day for the next couple of weeks, I aim to highlight one of SQL Server 2008’s new features, simply...
2010-05-19
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Providing Quality to the Community
This has been on my mind since last week after a conversation with a friend of mine, Bobby Dimmick (twitter)....
2010-05-19
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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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