Hybrid Databases
We are getting more and more types of data that we have to manage and store in our databases. Steve Jones notes that SQL Server can handle almost all your needs.
2013-09-30
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Editorial
Competence trumps a good cultural fit
Phil Factor reflects on how the people who made the industry great, in the past, were often eccentric, rebellious, odd, truculent, but all blessed with the gift of creating wonderful software. Today, such people would struggle to get pass the first interview.
2013-09-30
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Dating Your Employer
Looking for a new job? Want to pick the best one? Your employer probably feels the same way. Andy Warren talks about how your interview is more like dating than you think.
2013-09-27
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2013-09-26
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2013-09-25
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The Human Cost of Managing Data
There's a cost to managing data that isn't always considered: the human cost. Additional stress, work, and load can result in less than efficient management, even when you contain hard costs.
2013-09-24
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Citizen Scientists
The increasing power and shrinking size of computing devices means that more and more people can gather and analyze data. Steve Jones talks about some opportunities.
2013-09-23
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Can SQL Server do ‘Big’?
Can SQL Server scale? Phil Factor has a few thoughts on the capacities that SQL Server can scale to.
2013-09-20
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Opportunities Abound
We have so many ways in which we can grow our SQL Server careers. Steve Jones shares a few today.
2013-09-19
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Job Worries over Automation
Are you worried about your job in the future? Steve Jones thinks you shouldn't be.
2013-09-18
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Blogs
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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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