When encrypting a database with Transparent Data Encryption (TDE), a vital consideration is to make sure we are prepared for the scenario where something goes wrong. For instance, if...
2023-01-30
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Monitoring for Problems The encryption of your existing data occurs as a background process referred to as the encryption scan, but it will consume resources while it runs, so...
2023-01-27
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In this post we look at a method using Extended Events (XE) to identify what parent objects are calling a given SQL function and how often. The background is...
2023-02-01 (first published: 2023-01-23)
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As we’ve seen in previous posts, the process of turning TDE on for an empty database with no data is instantaneous. Most of the time though you’ll be applying...
2023-01-13
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Brent Ozar shared in his weekly links this week a GDPR penalty tracker which makes for thought-provoking reading. Regular readers of this blog will know I have a keen...
2023-01-10
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In this quick post we’re going to look at an additional step you should take to secure your TDE databases. This is a step you won’t find in any...
2023-01-09
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Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) is one of the easiest ways of encrypting your data at rest. In the previous posts we looked at what TDE is and how it...
2023-01-06
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I had a request regarding how to identify unused indexes across all databases on a SQL Server instance (rather than just the current one). I’ve written this script before...
2023-01-16 (first published: 2023-01-05)
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When we consider how secure a form of encryption is there are two things we want to consider. Let’s discuss each of these in turn. What are We Protected...
2023-01-13 (first published: 2023-01-03)
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When you first look at the encryption hierarchy for TDE in SQL Server it can be a bit daunting. There seem to be a lot of objects involved and...
2023-01-04 (first published: 2022-12-21)
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Today’s coping tip is to take a small step towards and important goal. One...
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