Index Stats Duplication
I came across a recent posting about seeing multiple entries in sys.dm_db_index_usage_stats for the same index. This kind of behavior...
2010-04-22
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SQL RNNR
SQL 2008 R2
Really short post here. I just found out that Stacia Misner (blog |blog 2 | @StaciaMisner) and Ross Mistry have released...
2010-04-21
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Stepping Stone Cert II
Back on March 30, I wrote about a Stepping Stone Certification that seems to be missing between the MCM and...
2010-04-20
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BLOB Report T-SQL Tuesday #005- Reporting
This month for my second submission into T-SQL Tuesday, I decided to go with something that provides some insight into...
2010-04-13
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S3OLV April Meeting Recap
We held our meeting last night and had a good time. Thanks to those that were able to make it...
2010-04-09
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How Silly
Have you ever done anything that made you feel like a dunderhead? Maybe a little bone-headed, thick, numb-skullish?
Here is my...
2010-04-07
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LV April SQL Users Group Meeting
S3OLV or SSSOLV will be holding our meeting Thursday April 8th. The User Group is in affiliation with PASS and...
2010-04-06
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IP and Default Trace…T-SQL Tuesday #005 - A week early - D'oh
As chance would have it, I had been checking Adam’s blog daily for the last few days to find the...
2010-04-06
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Goal Review Q1
As we close out the First Quarter of 2010 it is time to review progress made on the Goals I...
2010-04-01
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Index Info
I recently came across an interesting script to help show index info and usage. As I began to dissect the...
2010-03-31
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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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