No, not that kind of volume! Over the past couple of blog posts, I have been talking about the versatility of deploying SQL Server with Docker. This combination is...
2020-07-13 (first published: 2020-07-03)
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Introduction Jennifer Stirrup is a data strategist and technologist, Microsoft Data Platform Most Valuable Professional (MVP), Microsoft Regional Director, Microsoft Certified Trainer, founder of Data Relish Ltd, diversity and...
2020-07-02
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My Pluralsight course for new SQL Server DBAs (Needs to upgrade to a bigger bowl) Common scenario: Company is using SQL Server Express to save on licensing costs...
2020-07-02
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I’ve started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2020-07-02
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SSIS parameters help to ease the process of passing runtime values to SSIS packages. For values that can change over time, using parameters in SSIS is an ideal means...
2020-07-14 (first published: 2020-07-02)
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Just because we aren’t all together in Houston doesn’t mean we can’t have a #SQLRun at this year’s Summit. It might even be easier for some folks as there’s...
2020-07-02
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Looking forward to presenting with my wife Christine Assaf our talk on Ethics in Modern Data at the Houston Area SQL Group and BI Group's virtual meeting on Tuesday...
2020-07-01
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Early this afternoon I received an email from Microsoft presenting me with the 2020-2021 Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award. This is my 7th award and I am just...
2020-07-01
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Early this afternoon I received an email from Microsoft presenting me with the 2020-2021 Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award. This is my 7th award and I am just...
2020-07-01
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Early this afternoon I received an email from Microsoft presenting me with the 2020-2021 Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award. This is my 7th award and I am just...
2020-07-01
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A nightly load into sales_fact fails. Ask an orchestrating agent to break down the...
By Steve Jones
It’s been some time since I provided a car update, so I decided to...
By James Serra
An architecture scenario Imagine separate Sales, Finance, Shared Data, and Executive Analytics workspaces. Sales...
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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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