What A Year That Was
If anything, 2020 is an asterisk. Some lost their jobs. Some lost their loved ones. Perhaps more books will be written about it. Pundits will keep the conversation going....
2021-01-04
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SQL PowerShell to check and repair Ad-hoc distributed queries Vulnerability
Introduction Ad hoc distributed queries use the OPENROWSET and OPENDATASOURCE functions to connect to remote data sources that use OLE DB. As the name suggests, ad-hoc distributed queries should...
2021-01-04
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Top 3 Easy Help Queries for XEvents in Azure SQL
These are a few simple queries to help you along your way to becoming better acquainted w/ XEvents in Azure SQL. These queries will make XEvents easier for you!
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2021-01-04
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Top 3 Easy Help Queries for XEvents in Azure SQL
These are a few simple queries to help you along your way to becoming better acquainted w/ XEvents in Azure SQL. These queries will make XEvents easier for you!
The...
2021-01-04
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Top 3 Easy Help Queries for XEvents in Azure SQL
These are a few simple queries to help you along your way to becoming better acquainted w/ XEvents in Azure SQL. These queries will make XEvents easier for you!
The...
2021-01-13 (first published: 2021-01-04)
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Top 3 Easy Help Queries for XEvents in Azure SQL
These are a few simple queries to help you along your way to becoming better acquainted w/ XEvents in Azure SQL. These queries will make XEvents easier for you!
The...
2021-01-04
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Saving PASS Pro Videos
PASS will close down their websites on 15 Jan 2021. That’s just a couple weeks away, and if you’re someone that paid for a year of PASS Pro access,...
2021-01-08 (first published: 2021-01-04)
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[MSSQLTIPS] Rookie of the Year Candidate – Vote for ME
Welcome to the New Year of 2021. For some people I know, they might prefer to forget most if not all of 2020. Personally, I am not one...
2021-01-04
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Syncing SQL databases
There are various ways to keep SQL Server databases and SQL Database/SQL Managed Instance (SQL MI) databases in-sync asynchronously that I will discuss in this blog. The main use...
2021-01-04
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Syncing SQL databases
There are various ways to keep SQL Server databases and SQL Database/SQL Managed Instance (SQL MI) databases in-sync asynchronously that I will discuss in this blog. The main use...
2021-01-05 (first published: 2021-01-04)
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SQL Server Security Hardening Guide Using the DoD STIG Checklist
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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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