Football Update
Well the World Cup is now half way through, 32 games played, 32 games to go. The talk here in...
2010-06-21
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PASS 2010 Election Nominating Committee Announced
Actually came out last week and I missed it, here is the link to the details of the nominating committee...
2010-06-21
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SQLBits 7 to be Held in York September 30 – October 2, 2010
SQLBits—The 7 Wonders of SQL Conference—will be held in York, England, September 30 through October 2, 2010. SQLBits is the...
2010-06-21
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2010 Microsoft BI Conference: Directions in Microsoft BI
The combined Microsoft BI Conference and TechEd in New Orleans last week was a great
experience. The shear magnitude of the...
2010-06-21
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Inverter Obsession, or Why I am Starting to Hate Clouds
After getting my new grid-tied solar PV system turned on and operational on June 18, 2010, I have become temporarily...
2010-06-21
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Promoted to TempDB by SQLRockstar
I noticed today that fellow SQL Server MVP Thomas LaRock (blog | twitter) had updated his SQL Server blog rankings, and...
2010-06-21
730 reads
SSRS R2 - Naming Excel Worksheet Tabs
I was recently asked if it was possible to name an excel tab based on a page in a reporting...
2010-06-21
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PASS 2011 Spring Event In Orlando
In March of this year the PASS Board of Directors began kicking around the idea of holding some kind of...
2010-06-21
879 reads
SQLSaturday Schedule Changes
As will happen from time to time, we’ve had two changes on the schedule, wanted to make sure everyone catches...
2010-06-21
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2010-06-21
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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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