To Be There Or Not To Be There
Are you ready for Seattle? Have you registered for the PASS Summit? Hopefully with some good reasons you will be...
2010-09-28
679 reads
Performing a Cross Join (Cartesian Product) in SSIS
There are a few times where you might want to perform a cross join/cartesian join/cartesian product operation in SSIS. One of...
2010-09-28
4,383 reads
Do You Have Influence? Part 3
I talked about the basics of Influence in Part 1 and Part 2, today I’m trying something harder, showing you...
2010-09-28
712 reads
SQLSaturday #52 Report
I was lucky enough to present two sessions at SQLSaturday #52 in Denver on September 25, 2010. By my estimate,...
2010-09-28
547 reads
Lessons from a Great Mentor
On Sunday I learned of the passing of one of my greatest mentors, Major Herbert L. Day, USMC, Retired. He...
2010-09-28
928 reads
SQL Saturday#52 – Colorado Recap
This past weekend was the first SQL Saturday in Colorado, and it went very well. I think everyone enjoyed it,...
2010-09-28
2,016 reads
Who wants to be a millionaire? - SQLQuiz
I have a question for all you DBA’s and SQL Professionals out there. It’s an exciting new contest that is...
2010-09-27
1,339 reads
SQL Server Quiz 2010
SQL Sever MVP Jacob Sebastian (blog/twitter) has been working hard to organize the SQL Server Quiz 2010 event which will...
2010-09-27
1,117 reads
Project Phoenix For Unemployed and Underemployed Developers
SQL Server MVP Arnie Rowland (blog/twitter) has put a lot of effort into conceiving, organizing, and publicizing Project Phoenix over...
2010-09-27
670 reads
Journal: SQL Saturday #52
Friday
6am – up to catch an 8:30 flight. My daughter Lisette is going with me on this trip.
9:30am local time, we...
2010-09-27
692 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...
Forums
Managing Incidents and Fighting Fires
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Managing Incidents and Fighting Fires
Backing Up a DMK
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Backing Up a DMK
The Quiet Part
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The Quiet Part
Question of the Day
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?
See possible answers