Removing Identical Duplicate Rows
Deleting duplicate rows out of a table can be tricky. A brute force way to do this is with a...
2012-02-28 (first published: 2012-02-21)
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Will Assaf
Find Dependencies
Here's a script from my toolbox I use to find dependencies between SQL objects. The where clause has a number...
2012-02-21
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..This operation must be performed in the master database."
"Cannot alter a server audit from a user database. This operation must be performed in the master database."
If you're trying...
2012-02-03
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Actual Emails: Is "NOLOCK is the epitome of evil?"
Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 10:30 AM
To: William Assaf
Subject: dba has a questionWilliam,
Can you send me references to support my contention that NOLOCK...
2012-01-24 (first published: 2012-01-21)
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Open_transaction_count in sys.dm_exec_sessions
This news may be a few months old, but it is worth noting that there is now a column called...
2011-12-16
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View execution plan for a sproc in the wild
Got stored procedure problems? I feel sorry for you son.
Here's a quick query to pull the cached execution plan out...
2011-12-16
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Using sys.dm_exec_requests to find a blocking chain
A query that calls sys.dm_exec_requests and pulls the statement text out of the request is a handy script for any DBA's...
2011-10-19
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Slides and Sample code: SQL Server Admin Best Practices with DMV's from the Houston TechFest 2011
Here's my official blog page for my presentation on SQL Server Admin Best Practices with DMV's from the Houston TechFest...
2011-10-15
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Resource Governor clamps down on Greedy Reports
One of the things I run into every now and then is this provincial idea that reports can and should...
2011-10-10
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Houston TechFest UG Leadership Summit
At the Houston TechFest 2011 Conference at the University of Houston I will be hosting a User Group Leadership Summit...
2011-10-06
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Blogs
A New Word: Skidding
By Steve Jones
skidding – v. intr. the practice of making offhand comments that sound sarcastic but...
PASS Summit – Thursday
By Brian Kelley
Let’s start with the keynote. The biggest take away was how having to support...
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...
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Backing up the Database Encryption Key
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Question of the Day
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