SQLCLR vs. SQL Server 2017, Part 3: “CLR strict security” – Solution 2
Welcome back, everyone. In the previous post in this series, I explained how to work within the new SQLCLR security...
2017-08-16
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Blog Posts
“Does that copy subscriptions too?” – Now it does! New PowerShell SSRS commands
On my last post “SSRS Report Deployment Made Easy – 700 Times Faster” I showed how you can rely on the...
2017-08-15 (first published: 2017-07-27)
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Always Encrypted with Azure Key Vault
I recently wrote a post about using Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) with Azure Key Vault as an alternative to managing certificates. Today’s post will explore using SQL Server’s Always...
2017-08-15
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Bad Parameter Sniffing Decision Flow Chart
Lots of people are confused by how to deal with bad parameter sniffing when it occurs. In an effort to...
2017-08-15
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DevOps–Fixing Poorly Named Constraints
I was building some code the other day and kept getting problems in my deployment for a change. The deployment...
2017-08-15 (first published: 2017-07-26)
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How to Eliminate Ugly Nested REPLACE() Functions
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How many times have you had to transform some column value and ended up stacking several nested SQL REPLACE() functions like this?
-- Input: Red,...
2017-08-15
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Planning a SQL Server Backup and Restore strategy in a multi-server environment using PowerShell and T-SQL
This post demonstrates one of the ways to gather an inventory of database backup information. The output of the script...
2017-08-15
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Ultrawide Monitor - Samsung CF971 - First impressions
As a developer, I’ve been a big fan of multiple monitors for a long time. I moved to a triple...
2017-08-15
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Fix for Blurry SSMS in Windows 10
I recently got a new laptop with Windows 10. I noticed SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS 17.1) was looking a...
2017-08-14
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Installing the (currently) latest Data Tools
I’m working on a project right now and it’s going to require me not only to refresh my SSIS skills...
2017-08-14
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Blogs
SQL Server Security: Always Encryption
By Vinay Thakur
As discussed introduction of Always Encryption blog and initial Encryption at rest as TDE...
SQL Server Security – TDE Encryption
By Vinay Thakur
Transparent Data Encryption(TDE): TDE was initially introduced in SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition; this...
A Las Vegas Break
By Steve Jones
Only a little break for me. I’m actually heading to Las Vegas today for ...
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Question of the Day
Identities and Sequences III
When thinking of the Identity property for auto incrementing columns and sequences for the same action, which can be used with the BIGINT data type?
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