SQL Saturday Wiki
This past weekend I had the opportunity to hangout with some of the brightest upcoming SQL Server Professionals and a...
2010-07-25
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SQL Saturday in South Florida – It’s HOT
Some exciting times coming up here in the South Florida SQL Server Community. SQL Saturday South Florida is rapidly approaching....
2010-07-24
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5 down 4 to go
Not much ado about SQL Server here. Good things come with the number 9. For instance SQL Server got substantially...
2010-07-23
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A little Dance with SSIS and Informix
Not too many moons ago I embarked on porting some servers over from SQL 2000 to SQL 2008. On some...
2010-07-23
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Fusion-IO releases new 2.1 driver and firmware
And it is well worth the upgrade. I recently had the opportunity to interview David Flynn CEO of Fusion-IO and...
2010-07-23
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SQL Server 2008 R2 for the DBA Recording and PowerPoint
I recently had the opportunity to do two presentation on SQL Server R2 for the DBA. In the first session...
2010-07-23
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SQLRally Logo Contest
Kendal posted the announcement yesterday that we opened the design content on 99designs. I’ve used the site before and it’s...
2010-07-23
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SQL Source Control Webinar
One of the new products that Red Gate Software has released recently is SQL Source Control. I saw a demo...
2010-07-23
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Syndication on SQLServerCentral
I have a few people ask about this recently, so I thought I’d blog about it, and maybe get an...
2010-07-23
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SQL University: Introduction to Indexes, Part the Third
Nice to see most of you have managed to fight your way through the shoggoths outside to attend another lecture...
2010-07-23
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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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