July OPASS Meeting
OPASS will be holding it’s July meeting this evening from 6pm – 8:30pm at 225 S. Westmonte Drive, Altamonte Springs, FL. ...
2010-07-13
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T-SQL Tuesday #008 - Learning
It’s time for another T-SQL Tuesday, the brainchild of Adam Machanic (Blog|@AdamMachanic) of SQLBlog.com. This time we have a SQLServerCentral...
2010-07-13
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TSQL2sday #008 – Gettin’ Schooled
This months TSQL2sday is being hosted by Robert Davies of MCM and Microsoft fame, you can find his post here....
2010-07-13
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Why I Write
I have a great job. Actually it’s a fantastic job for me. I have flexible hours, I can work almost...
2010-07-13
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Access Annoyance – Bit Columns
Here’s another one that I’ve run into when linking to a SQL Server table that has a bit column. Maybe...
2010-07-13
332 reads
I will be at PASS - will you ?
Pretty exciting stuff gang! I have an approved session and an alternate for the PASS Summit in November. The SQL...
2010-07-13
340 reads
Speaking at Nashville, St Louis, and Baton Rouge in August
In August, I will be presenting at the following events:
DevLINK, August 5-7, 2010
How and When to Use Indexed ViewsIdentifying SQL...
2010-07-12
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It is Great to Get Feedback From My Readers
I get a lot of emails from people who read my blog, books, articles, and from people who have attended...
2010-07-12
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Should DBAs Be the Protectors of Data?
Originally published in the Database Weekly newsletter.
I used to work at a large organization ($8 billion in revenues) as a...
2010-07-12
412 reads
SQL Saturday #28 “Refer a Friend Contest”
With all the MSDN give away contests, I decided to add another. Here are the official rules for the twitter...
2010-07-12
563 reads
Blogs
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...
EightKB 2026: Registration is Open!
It’s that time of year again! EightKB is back on August 20th at 13:00...
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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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