High Security Prices–Always Encrypted 2019 needs Datacenter Edition

I was recently doing some work on Always Encrypted in SQL Server 2019 and needed to set up an HGS server. I went through most of the setup, and...

Small Experiments in Data

Amsterdam is using data to try and improve their city.

Happy Hour at SQL in the City Austin

Tomorrow is SQL in the City 2019 – Austin. If you’ve registered, you’re going to want to come. From Kendra’s great opening keynote to Brian’s demo to a couple...

Keynotes in Australia and New Zealand

I get to do the SQL in the City Summit keynotes in Australia and New Zealand. I’m excited, following the footsteps of Kendra Little and Donovan Brown, who have...

No State Based Deployments

Today Steve Jones talks about deploying your database changes, and how you can't ever really depend on a state based approach.

Strategies for Compliant Development Down Under

I’m doing a tour of Australia and New Zealand with our SQL in the City crew. We’re going to be in Brisbane, Christchurch, and Melbourne on three consecutive weeks....

The Datatimeoffset Value

Clearing an Email from the Microsoft Directory

Years ago I was working on a demo with Microsoft and someone added me to their VSTS (now Azure DevOps) project. Somehow, I got an account in the Live/Passport/Joe-Schmo...

Preventing Access

What Limits Do You Want in 2019?

With SQL Server 2019 getting closer to release, Steve asks about the hardware limitations that we should have in Standard Edition.