Friend of Redgate 2020
Last week I was excited to receive an email from Redgate notifying me that I have been renewed for another year as a Friend of Redgate. Our shop has...
2020-02-18
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The SQL Professor
Why I’m Running For The PASS Board – Again
Hello, it’s amazing to me how fast the past couple of years have gone by as I’ve served on the PASS Board. It has been a journey that has...
2019-11-02
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T-SQL Tuesday #119 – Changing Your Mind
This month Alex Yates (B|T) is hosting T-SQL Tuesday which is a monthly blog party started by Adam Machanic (B|T) and co-ordinated by Steve Jones (B|T) The challenge that...
2019-10-08
82 reads
Friend of Redgate 2019
The crew at Redgate has deemed me worthy enough to be in their Friend of Redgate program for another year....
2019-02-12
104 reads
SQL Saturday Louisville–Bout That Time
SQL Saturday Louisville is less than a week away!! A lot of hard work has gone into putting on this...
2018-07-16
172 reads
180 – Is It Time For A Turnaround?
What needs to change? The challenge to explore is are there things in your current day to day that needs...
2018-04-26
513 reads
Interview With Matt Gordon
I’ve been wanting to share a little bit about Matt’s story for a while now and this past week I...
2018-03-29
892 reads
What The Doctor Ordered
I recently went to our local pharmacy to pick up some prescriptions. There was one for my boy and one...
2017-12-19
331 reads
Eliminating Hassles
It is easy for me to fall into the trap of the “who” versus the “what”. If we are not...
2017-11-30 (first published: 2017-11-20)
1,292 reads
TSQL Tuesday #96: Folks Who Have Made a Difference
I was intrigued by this month’s T-SQL Tuesday topic presented by Ewald Cress (b|t) “Folks Who Have Made a Difference”....
2017-11-14
333 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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