I Didn't Get Picked, but I Still Won...
and so did you, if you are a member of the SQL Server community.
I had of the three abstracts in the...
2010-11-11
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PASS Summit: Day 3 Keynote Live
Well, it’s the final day of PASS Summit and the week’s final keynote! Today’s keynote will be delivered by Dr....
2010-11-11
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PASS SQLRally Call for Speakers and Registration Open!!
Call for Speakers
With the close of the PASS Summit today, the call for speakers for PASS SQLRally has opened! so...
2010-11-11
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SQL Rally Pre-Cons
The SQL Rally pre-conference sessions were announced today, and congratulations to the winners. They are:
Business Intelligence Workshop - Patrick LeBlanc, Devin...
2010-11-11
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SQL Server 2011 (Denali) no DTS support
The end has come! We've been told for several years the vNext of SQL Server will no longer support DTS...
2010-11-11
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SQLPASS Day 2: WIT Luncheon Live Blog
12:42pm local time at the live streamed Women in Technology luncheon…let’s blog. I’ll italicize my comments, to differentiate betwee that...
2010-11-10
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SQLServerPedia – Awards 2010
The results of the SQLServerPedia Awards 2010 are out....I was nominated in two categories and I won the "New to...
2010-11-10
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PASS Summit 2010- Wednesday
Started the day with a work call and some email, then down to Top Pot with Ron Dameron and Aaron...
2010-11-10
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PASS Summit: Day 2 Keynote
Today is Kilt Day at the PASS Summit. We’re going to try to arrange a group photo at lunch time.
The...
2010-11-10
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SQLPASS Day 2: Keynote Live Blog
Them's some SEXY DBAs...
I’m live blogging the PASS keynote…it’s 8:44 local time.
Here’s the PASS website description of the day 2 keynote...
2010-11-10
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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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