What’s New In Denali for SSRS
I was so excited when I found out that Denali was released last week. Like it was Christmas time, I...
2010-11-23
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Brian K. McDonald
What's New In Denali for SSRS
I was so excited when I found out that Denali was released last week. Like it was Christmas time, I...
2010-11-16
469 reads
It's an Opportunity! Not an Obstacle!
Write this down… No really… Write it, print it, send it to all of your friends and loved ones. J...
2010-11-15
376 reads
PASS, Keynotes and Tweeting
I have never had the opportunity to go to PASS before, but even though I was unable to attend this...
2010-11-15
327 reads
My Fat Finger and the Target Invocation Exception
I was creating an SSIS package recently and ran into the “TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by the target of...
2010-11-12
698 reads
Appending Date to End of Report Name in Reporting Services Subscription
Recently, a friend of mine asked me how he could have the date appended to the end of a file...
2010-11-09
12,568 reads
Blogging and Saving Money at the Same Time
I enjoy blogging. I enjoy passing on the information that I have gathered over the years. I also enjoy doing...
2010-11-09
595 reads
Windows 7 in GodMode
I recently became aware of a special hack in Windows 7. It is called GodMode and can very simply be...
2010-11-09
653 reads
How Stale Are My Statistics?
Unlike fine wine, you typically wouldn’t want your statistics to be aged. At least for tables that are being updated...
2010-11-08
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SQLBIGeek’s Function Friday – Return First Date of Month
Brian K. McDonald
SQLBIGeek
Twitter: @briankmcdonald
Welcome to the third post of my “SQLBIGeek’s Function Friday” blog series. In this series, I am...
2010-11-06
529 reads
Blogs
Day 2 at PASS Data Community Summit 2024
By Steve Jones
I missed blogging yesterday as I was on stage/backstage for quite a bit of...
PASS Summit 2024 – Wednesday
By Brian Kelley
A common theme in the PASS Summits I've attended is community and that's definitely...
Taming Database Challenges: Insights from Redgate Keynote
By Chris Yates
I am excited to cover the Microsoft Keynote on Day 2: Redgate Keynote: Simplifying...
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Backing up the Database Encryption Key
In my SQL Server 2022 database, I run this:
USE Sales; GO CREATE DATABASE ENCRYPTION KEY WITH ALGORITHM = AES_256 ENCRYPTION BY SERVER CERTIFICATE MyServerCert; GOThis works, but I want to prepare for the future and potential issues. How do I back up my DEK? See possible answers