Giving Thanks
I came across a blog post today from Jason Strate (Blog | Twitter) about giving thanks. This topic has come about...
2010-11-23
868 reads
Defensive Db Programming Chapter 09
It is down to the final two chapters of the book by Alex Kuznetsova. Check out the previous chapter here. The review of this book is certainly taking longer...
2010-11-22
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Defensive Db Programming Chapter 09
It is down to the final two chapters of the book by Alex Kuznetsova. Check out the previous chapter here....
2010-11-22
966 reads
SQLCentric is a winner of the 2010 SQL Server Magazine's Community Choice Awards!
As I was doing a little research this evening for a client, I hit the SQLMag site for the latest updates. ...
2010-11-22
653 reads
Iron Chef SQL Server BI
Hey folks – It’s time again for SQL Saturday Tampa. Original Birthplace of Iron Chef SQL Server. I have submitted this...
2010-11-22
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Our new SharePoint BI Book Project
Hey folks, Just a quick preview that we’re hard at work again on a new book with Wiley publishing focused...
2010-11-22
426 reads
Have you ever wanted to train yourself?
Hey folks, we all know that there are some great training organizations out there (AHEM Pragmatic Works, AHEM). I hate...
2010-11-22
410 reads
Turn Rows into Columns in Excel
Have you ever had to take a long column of data in Excel and turn it into a column? There...
2010-11-22
372 reads
More great free resources from Microsoft
Hey folks – A quick one today since I’m travelling, but I am sharing something I often share with my clients...
2010-11-22
536 reads
SQLPASS Virtual Chapters
Today is a topic that is close to my heart. Many of you probably don’t know that the SQL pass...
2010-11-22
542 reads
Blogs
Narrow Task Decomposition in AI Pipeline Agents
A nightly load into sales_fact fails. Ask an orchestrating agent to break down the...
Car Update: August 2026
By Steve Jones
It’s been some time since I provided a car update, so I decided to...
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...
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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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