End of year planning: T-SQL Tuesday #157

It’s T-SQL Tuesday again! And Garry Bargsley (blog|twitter) has asked us what we have planned for the end of the ... Continue reading

My presentation recordings of data architectures

Over the years I have presented a ton (see the list), and some of those presentations were recorded. I had put some of them on my YouTube channel, but...

Daily Coping 14 Dec 2022

Today’s coping tip is to offer to help someone who is facing difficulties now. I’ve been very lucky in life. I find that success often has me associating with...

Default event_file path for Extended Events

Foreword
Have you ever wondered where the .xel file is saved when you create a new Extended Event session and don’t specify the full path (just the file name)?
Like so:

Well,...

Encrypting Your SQL Data Should be Your Default Option

Cyber-attacks and data breaches seem to be perpetually on the rise. Every week we hear news of large companies that have had data stolen with both financial and reputational...

Daily Coping 13 Dec 2022

Today’s coping tip is to contact someone you can’t be with to see how they are. Maybe the one thing the pandemic did for me is make me think...

T-SQL Tuesday #157: End of Year Activity

T-SQL Tuesday is a monthly blog party hosted by a different community member each month, and this month Garry Bargsley (blog | twitter) wants to know what activities we...

Daily Coping 12 Dec 2022

Today’s coping tip is to look at life through someone else’s eyes and see their perspective. I have my own views, beliefs, and thoughts about the world. However, I...

How to Install Integration Services 2022

The title of this blog post is a bit misleading, because what we actually want to do is to install the SSIS development functionality in Visual Studio 2022. SSAS...

Overview of SQL Server Encryption Features

SQL Server has had the native ability to encrypt data since SQL Server 2005. This included functionality that could be used to encrypt individual items and columns of data...