Vote for the Pre-Con’s You’d Pay to Attend
If you read this blog you probably already know about the PASS SQLRally and that we are doing things a little...
2010-10-28
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Bulk Insert Permissions
In order to be able to execute bulk operations you need to certain level of privilege both on the database...
2010-10-28
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Overwhelmed, Stress, and Planning
It’s been a bit hectic this year. In fact, it feels crazy most weeks as I try to manage work,...
2010-10-28
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When is that Restore Going to Finish?
I spent a good portion of last weekend restoring databases from backup due to a large release. Nothing went wrong,...
2010-10-27
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Notes from MySQL Enterprise Lunch and Learn With Representatives from Sun & Oracle (MySQL 5.5 Now Downloadable)
Today we sat through a pizza ‘n pop lunch while listening to a MySQL Offering and Licensing for the company...
2010-10-27
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Bloggers-Don’t Blog About Spam!
Earlier this week I posted Bloggers, Quit Worrying About Spam, discussing what I felt was an over-focus on preventing spam...
2010-10-27
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A Little SSMS Wish
IN SQL Server 2000, we didn’t have the fancy-schmancy Management Studio…we had Enterprise Manager and Query Analyzer, and we liked em,...
2010-10-27
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Vote For The SQLRally Pre-Con Seminars
Do you know a real-life Pointy Haired Boss? Maybe you don’t work for him, but I bet you’ve met one.
In...
2010-10-27
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Virtual Presentation Tomorrow
I’ll be presenting a practice run at one of my PASS Summit presentations, Identifying Common Performance Problems using Execution Plans,...
2010-10-27
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SQLSaturday #59 - Speaker Interview Series # 12 with Ayad Shammout
SQLSaturday #59 - Speaker Interview Series # 12 - with Ayad Shammout
Today, we bring you the immaculate interview. If his sessions are as...
2010-10-27
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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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