More on SQL Server Built-In Cryptography Options
I wrote a series of articles at MSSQLTips.com to cover the cryptographic algorithms that are available with Microsoft SQL Server....
2013-08-02
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Databases – Infrastructure – Security
Thank you, Mr. Solomon
On one of the newsgroups I follow, I received a message that David Solomon will no longer be teaching seminars...
2013-07-30
1,402 reads
Audio and slides are up for my webinar on SQL Server encryption
The webinar audio and slides/demo scripts are up for the presentation I did for the PASS Security virtual chapter.
PASS Security...
2013-07-19
751 reads
Presenting for the new PASS Security Virtual Chapter on July 18
The PASS Security virtual chapter is up and running thanks to the hard work of Argenis Fernandez (blog | twitter) and...
2013-07-17
1,269 reads
Dealing with Auditors: Password Settings
Yet again I've seen an audit request where the auditor wants the DBA to show what SQL Server's settings are...
2013-06-19
8,212 reads
Update Your Audit Queries for SQL Server
I was working with an auditor today who is working through a system with an external audit agency. The external...
2013-06-13
2,130 reads
Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and Data Encryption
Hitting close to home, SC Governor Nikki Haley noted that after the SC Department of Revenue breach was reported, that the IRS didn't...
2013-06-07
5,084 reads
Why Anti-Virus Offers Limited Protection
Sitting in the first Keynote for the 2013 Techno Security and Forensics Investigation Conference, I was not surprised to hear Kevin...
2013-06-06
1,493 reads
From the 2013 Techno Security Conference - Cloud Computing and Digital Forensics
I'm processing through my notes for the 2013 Techno Security Conference, which is finishing up today with post-cons. Of all...
2013-06-05
1,159 reads
Notes from 2013 Techno Security Conference Tuesday Keynote
There's enough from this morning's 2013 Techno Security and Forensics Investigation Conference to split into multiple blog posts. I'll focus this...
2013-06-04
1,157 reads
Blogs
How to Find Expensive Queries in Amazon Redshift
Slow-running queries can degrade your Redshift cluster’s performance and lead to increased costs. Identifying...
The Notification Trap: How Input Fatigue Is Killing Deep Work in Tech
By gbargsley
If you've been here before, you know this blog is usually about SQL Server,...
Designing a Storage Load Test for SQL Server
I’ve been doing storage load tests for SQL Server for a long time, both...
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How Long is a Long I/O?
In SQL Server 2025, a long I/O is recorded in the error log with message 833. How long much an I/O request be outstanding before this message is written to the log?
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