Error 25602 When Creating an Extended Events Session: a Security Risk
Error 25602 When Creating an Extended Events Session: a Security Risk
I came across an interesting issue recently when helping someone...
2010-06-23
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24 Hours of PASS
On the 19th/20th May (last month) the Professional Association of SQL Server (PASS) held its second 24 hours of PASS...
2010-06-23
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Selling
I saw Paul Kenny at the first Business of Software conference, and then had dinner with him, chatting about sales....
2010-06-23
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SQL Saturdays are Catching On
Andy Warren (blog| Twitter) sent me a link recently to a piece written by Kalen Delaney on the recent SQL...
2010-06-23
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2010-06-23
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Building a PASS Voting Solution – Part 5
Today we move over to the web side of things. I put this together with VS 2010, and it’s a...
2010-06-23
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PowerShell ETL Presentation
My thanks to everyone in attendence and PASS AppDev VC for inviting me to speak. I’ll post a link to...
2010-06-23
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SQL Server Operating System Checklist
As a part of a new book project, I am putting together a series of checklists that DBAs can use...
2010-06-23
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Detecting and Reducing VLFs in SQL Server 2008/2008 R2 Transaction Log Files
One common, but often undetected issue that I see with SQL Server databases is a very high number of virtual...
2010-06-22
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Who2 Article Published
I just had my second article published on June 14, 2010 at SQLServerCentral. I will be posting a follow-up to...
2010-06-22
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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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