Daily Coping 7 Dec 2020
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2020-12-07
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Tracking costliest queries
Being a Database Developer or Administrator, often we work on Performance Optimization of the queries and procedures. It becomes very necessary that we focus on the right queries to...
2020-12-15 (first published: 2020-12-07)
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Provisioning storage for Azure SQL Edge running on a Raspberry Pi Kubernetes cluster
In a previous post we went through how to setup a Kubernetes cluster on Raspberry Pis and then deploy Azure SQL Edge to it. In this post I want...
2020-12-16 (first published: 2020-12-07)
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A Note to the PASS Board of Directors
I just read with dismay that Mindy Curnutt has resigned. That’s a big loss at a time when the future of PASS is in doubt and we need all...
2020-12-06
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Goal Progress–November 2020
This is my report, which continues on from the Oct report. It’s getting near the end of the year, and I wanted to track things a little tighter, and...
2020-12-04
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Azure Synapse Analytics is GA!
(Note: I will give a demo on Azure Synapse Analytics this Saturday Dec 5th at 1:10pm EST, at the PASS SQL Saturday Atlanta BI (info) (register) (full schedule)) Great...
2020-12-04
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Azure Synapse Analytics is GA!
(Note: I will give a demo on Azure Synapse Analytics this Saturday Dec 5th at 1:10pm EST, at the PASS SQL Saturday Atlanta BI (info) (register) (full schedule)) Great...
2020-12-15 (first published: 2020-12-04)
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5 Things You Should Know About Azure SQL
Azure SQL offers up a world of benefits that can be captured by consumers if implemented correctly. It will not solve all your problems, but it can solve quite...
2020-12-04
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5 Things You Should Know About Azure SQL
Azure SQL offers up a world of benefits that can be captured by consumers if implemented correctly. It will not solve all your problems, but it can solve quite...
2020-12-04
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5 Things You Should Know About Azure SQL
Azure SQL offers up a world of benefits that can be captured by consumers if implemented correctly. It will not solve all your problems, but it can solve quite...
2020-12-04
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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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