Enforce SSL for connecting to AWS RDS Instance of SQL Server
Learn how to force all SQL Server connections to an AWS RDS instance to use SSL encrypted connections.
2019-04-02
Articles
Have your say on the state of SQL Server monitoring
In this blog, we review the key insights from last year’s State of SQL Server Monitoring report. One year on, how has this changed? Read the blog to find out how you can help us define the state of 2019 plus a chance to win a $250 Amazon voucher.
2019-04-02 (first published: 2019-03-18)
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SQL Server 2019 Adds CosmosDB Support
SQL Server 2019 will bring more than graph query languages. We will be able to use a document query engine and a specific JSON engine.
2019-04-01
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Converting a History Table into a System-Versioned Temporal Table
Temporal tables were introduced with SQL Server 2016. To take advantage of this feature, you might start fresh with a brand new table. It is possible, however, to convert an existing table with accumulated history to the new functionality. In this article, Mala Mahadevan explains how to create temporal tables for both scenarios.
2019-04-01
2019-03-29 (first published: 2017-12-04)
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SQLServerCentral v3 coming tomorrow
The next version of SQLServerCentral will go love on Saturday, March 30, 2019
2019-03-29
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Are nulls stored in a nonclustered index?
When you index a nullable field, are the rows with nulls stored in the index? It’s easy enough to find out by creating a table with a nullable field, and then creating an index on it.
2019-03-29
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Join the FACC DFW for a night of innovation and European-American networking across industries. We invite you to a discussion with experts from Braumiller Law Group and Redgate Software UK to help answer your questions and learn about GDPR in copious capacities. (Use code REDGATE for member rate.)
2019-03-28
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Breaking the 4th Wall with Unity
Even when creating games, your code has access to environment variables and document files. In this article, Lance Talbert shows how to access files to convince the player that maybe the game knows more than it should.
2019-03-28
Complimentary access to Gartner Guide
Redgate has been acknowledged as a representative vendor in the Gartner 2018 Market Guide for Data Masking. For Gartner’s insights, analysis and recommendations on data masking you can get your complimentary copy of the report from Redgate.
2019-03-28 (first published: 2019-03-20)
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Blogs
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Finding a Database Master Key
Where do I check for the existence of a Database Master Key (DMK) in SQL Server 2025?
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