September S3OLV
Here is another short reminder about this months UG meeting in Las Vegas.
We will be meeting Thursday at the same...
2010-09-08
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SQLSaturdays
Can you believe that I have never attended a SQLSaturday (http://www.sqlsaturday.com)? Well, that is changing very soon. You will see me at...
2010-09-08
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Interview with SQL Server MVP Allen White
This is the third and last in a series of interviews with speakers presenting at the SQLServerCentral.com track at SQL...
2010-09-08
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Tuning Tip: Identifying Overlapping Statistics
Statistics are used by SQL Server's query optimizer to help determine the most efficient execution plan for a query. When...
2010-09-08
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SQL Saturday Glory
Have you taken the time to plan a fall get-away for some free SQL Server training? You can do this...
2010-09-08
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Schedule the backup job in Express Edition
Schedule the backup job in Express Edition: Everyone knows that, you cannot schedule a job in Express edition, as Express...
2010-09-08
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MDX - Calculating the Percent of a Named Set
Getting the percent of something in MDX seems like a pretty easy task but can be complicated when extra logic...
2010-09-08
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A week far away...24 HOP!
I just have an email with notice that 24 Hours Of PASS, is a week far away! Once again great...
2010-09-08
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Common SQL Server Mistakes – GUID as a Clustered PK
I haven’t been thrilled with GUIDs as primary keys, mainly because I think that it’s hard for humans to work...
2010-09-08
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Speaking at SQLSaturday #48 in Columbia, SC
SQLSaturday #48 is October 2nd, 2010, at Midlands Technical College in West Columbia, SC. I’ll be doing two presentations, one...
2010-09-08
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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...
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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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