Introducing The PASS SQLRally
If you're a PASS member you may have noticed in this morning's Community Connector that the 2011 spring event I...
2010-07-14
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Notes on the July 13, 2010 oPASS Meeting
Short notes this time, but wanted to get a few thing written down:
Attendance was about 20, lower than expected for...
2010-07-14
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Simplify Your DBCC CHECKDB Output
"Defend Your Data"
If you’re a SQL Server Database Administrator and you don’t know what CHECKDB is then you need to...
2010-07-14
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In the Clouds
The July meeting for the Southern New England SQL Server Users Group is tonight. Andrew Novick will be talking about...
2010-07-14
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Professional Licensing for Software Professionals?
Over the past few days I have been thinking that the Software Industry is in drastic need of a Professional...
2010-07-14
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Video Test
One of the things I've been wanting for awhile is the ability to embed videos here on the blogs. It's...
2010-07-14
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Core DBA Skill – Backing up the tail log
I’ve never had to do this in production, and I’ve only practiced it a few times, but I think this...
2010-07-14
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Red Gate SQL Source Control
You just have to love Red Gate tools. They find the small area that they want to cover and then...
2010-07-14
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T-SQL Tuesday #008: Gettin’ Schooled
Here we go again with another round of T-SQL Tuesday fun this time brought to you by recent SQL Certified...
2010-07-13
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Test Cluster Delivered & Ready to Assemble
I finally received all the components of my SQL Server test cluster (pictured left), which includes:
–One PowerVault MD3000 DAS with...
2010-07-13
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Blogs
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...
SQL Server Security Hardening Guide Using the DoD STIG Checklist
Security on your SQL Server is important. That doesn’t need any explaining. But where...
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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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