Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) SQL Server 2008
Transparent data encryption, otherwise known as TDE is one of the new features introduced in SQL Server 2008.
2009-05-04
21,105 reads
Roy Ernest
What a fortnight I had
This has been one of the most stressful fortnight in this company. I did not feel this stressed when our...
2009-03-25
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2009-03-06 (first published: 2008-04-07)
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How Humans Behave
It is strange how people react in different circumstances. Yesterday while going through the forums, there was an interesting post....
2009-01-15
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What a day to start Blogging
I have been thinking of writting a blog for the past 6 months but never had time or could I...
2009-01-13
449 reads
Why Object Qualification is important.
You have all read about why object qualification is important. You also must have heard of why stored Proc should not have sp_ as prefix to the name. Now let us proove if this is all true.
2008-03-10
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Importance of UPSERT
A simple UPSERT can reduce reads on tables. This in turn will increase the performance of a DB.
2008-01-29
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Blogs
Asking for Help Isn’t a Weakness
By Brian Kelley
During COVID, I attended training on software/enterprise architecture given by Mark Richards. One of...
The Proof of the Backup Is in the Pudding
For me, the objective is straightforward: have a backup strategy that is reliable, understandable,...
T-SQL Tuesday #204 – Are blogs still relevant?
By DesertDBA
Note: This post is the invitation for T-SQL Tuesday #204 on November 3rd, 2026....
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Question of the Day
The ##MS_DatabaseConnector## User
On SQL Server 2025, I run this code as a sysadmin:
CREATE LOGIN Demo WITH PASSWORD = 'Demo1234567' GO ALTER SERVER ROLE ##MS_DatabaseConnector## ADD MEMBER Demo GOI then login as Demo and run this:
USE sandbox go SELECT CURRENT_USERWhat is returned? See possible answers