ACID
What’s ACID in databases? I was asked this in an interview a long time ago and I couldn’t remember the...
2010-09-17
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Do You Have Influence? Part 2
I started writing on influence last week and promised some comments on how to build influence and credibility. There are...
2010-09-17
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Index Black Ops Part 2 – Page IO Latch, Page Latch
As I mentioned in my TSQL2sDay index summary post, the I am writing a few posts on the information that...
2010-09-16
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Going to SQL Saturday #46 in Raleigh, NC
So, after a rather hectic few months, I’m finally crawling back out of the hole I’ve been occupying and getting...
2010-09-16
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Denver SQL Server UG September meeting
For the past 1 1/2 years now we’ve been hosting two presentations each meeting. The first presentation is typically a...
2010-09-16
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See You at SQL Saturday #46 - Raleigh
EDIT: Updated to include a picture of me.
I'm headed up this weekend to speak at SQL Saturday #46 - Raleigh. This...
2010-09-16
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Rights for one table
I ran across a thread that was asking how to grant rights to a person for one table only, and...
2010-09-16
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Do You Have Influence? Part 1
Most people blog because it’s fun, rewarding, good way to improve writing skills, be cool, and it looks good on...
2010-09-16
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Notes from the Sep 13, 2010 oPASS Meeting
Jack led the meeting tonight, spending a good amount of time on SQLSaturday, and Kendal Van Dyke did his marketing...
2010-09-16
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Hardware 201:Selecting and Sizing Database Hardware for OLTP Performance
I did a presentation for the fourth hour of 24 Hours of PASS – Fall 2010 today, which was a lot...
2010-09-16
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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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