.NET speaker Idol, Guess who won?
Last night (July 21, 2010) I had the honor of being a speaker at the Baton Rouge .Net User Group. ...
2010-07-22
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Microsoft Releases SQL Server 2008 SP1 Cumulative Update 9
Microsoft has released SQL Server 2008 SP1 Cumulative Update 9 (CU9). The KB Article for the CU is located here....
2010-07-21
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Getting Started In Blogging And Technical Speaking - At The 2010 PASS Summit
In case you missed it the Program Session (60 min. long) selections are now available on the 2010 PASS Summit...
2010-07-21
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Instant File Initialization Speeds SQL Server
Sometimes, its just the smallest of details that can make all the difference. For example, on my test system (see...
2010-07-21
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Free Data Warehouse Training - SQL Lunch #27 Let's Get Dimensional
Join Adam Jorgensen, tomorrow on the SQL Lunch to learn about Dimensional Modeling. Go to SQL Lunch and add this...
2010-07-21
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SQL Server 2008 R2 for the DBA Webcast
Tomorrow at 11:00 AM EST I will be giving a talk on SQL Server 2008 R2 for the DBA. Here...
2010-07-21
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It’s the Platform
I keep seeing lots of debate about Android v the iPhone 4. I have friends talking about how cool Windows...
2010-07-21
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Webcast Next Week – Using XML to Query Execution Plans
I’ll be speaking for the SQL PASSDatabase Administration Virtual Chapter next week. It’ll be on July 28 at 12 PM...
2010-07-21
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Great Rediscovered Books from Vesalius College’s Curriculum: The St. Martin's Guide to Writing
Another positive side benefit from moving has been the re-arrangement of the now two small libraries at home: one sorted...
2010-07-21
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SQL University: Introduction to Indexes, Part the Second
Welcome once more to the Miskatonic branch of SQL University. Please try to concentrate. I realize the whipoorwills singing outside...
2010-07-21
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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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