PASS Summit Logo Design Contest
It appears our success with the SQLRally Logo Design Contest has struck a chord with PASS HQ. This morning Rick...
2010-09-10
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Mastering PowerShell – Free EBook
Someone who I follow on twitter posted a tweet recently with a link to a free eBook on PowerShell. I...
2010-09-10
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Is Your Database “Web-Scale”?
It’s not safe for work (NSFW), so be sure that you’ve implemented a cone of silence as appropriate for your...
2010-09-10
611 reads
Goal Update - Misc accomplishments
I have been trying to better track my goals this year, and find myself failing at some, exceeding at others....
2010-09-10
414 reads
McClintock!
I was channel flipping after dinner when I saw this and had to stop to watch a few minutes of...
2010-09-10
308 reads
24 HOPASS Bonus Sessions ..
Just for info that the incoming 24 Hours of PASS now has bonus sessions ...you can check for the details...
2010-09-10
724 reads
Cloning Virtual Box Images in Windows 7
I use VirtualBox from Sun to do SQL testing since it supports 64-bit guest images, which I want need for...
2010-09-10
1,610 reads
SQLSaturday#59 NYC Kickoff....
Well, as many of you in this space may already know that SQLSaturday#59 in @MS HQ in NYC, on November...
2010-09-10
520 reads
Free Webinar: Turn Your Backups Into Live Databases with SQL Virtual Restore
Steve Jones, SQL Server MVP and editor of SQLServerCentral.com, will be hosting a free webinar with Jeff Aven, the head...
2010-09-09
715 reads
More On Overlapping Statistics
In my last post I provided a script to identify overlapping statistics but realized afterwards that I left out a...
2010-09-09
912 reads
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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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