The Importance of ORDER BY
Everyone, at the beginning of their SQL career, get’s told that it is important to include an ORDER BY if...
2018-05-30
421 reads
Matthew McGiffen DBA
Thoughts on Query Performance with TDE enabled
Microsoft state that enabling TDE (Transparent Data Encryption) usually has a performance overhead of 2-4%. That doesn’t sound like very...
2018-05-23
1,870 reads
Hitting my first big blogging milestone – 100k Reads
After blogging about SQL Server for just over a year, at some in the last month I went over 100,000...
2018-05-16
470 reads
Database Files Down The Wrong Path
I manage a few servers used to host SQL Instances for development and test purposes. Each of those instances hosts...
2019-04-26 (first published: 2018-04-24)
2,942 reads
RDS encryption vs TDE
If you’re starting to use cloud services, the number of options available can be confusing. Particularly when they may seem...
2019-04-26 (first published: 2018-04-17)
6,117 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #101 – Some Great SQL Server Tools
This month for T-SQL Tuesday #101 Jens Vestergaard asks us to blog about the essential tools in our SQL Toolbelt.
http://t-sql.dk/?p=1947
I’d...
2018-04-10
1,147 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #101. CMS – Effortlessly run queries against multiple SQL Servers at once
This month for T-SQL Tuesday #101 Jens Vestergaard asks us to blog about the essential tools in our SQL Toolbelt.
http://t-sql.dk/?p=1947
The...
2018-04-10
335 reads
TDE – Regenerating the Database Encryption Key
As discussed in the last post, with TDE (Transparent Data Encryption), you generally do not need to change the Database...
2018-04-03
1,139 reads
Rotating TDE Certificates without re-encrypting data
I talked previously about why we have each of the layers in the encryption hierarchy used to support TDE (Transparent...
2019-04-26 (first published: 2018-03-28)
3,318 reads
Crystal Balls
In the centenary edition of the monthly blogging party that is T-SQL Tuesday, Adam Machanic asks us to look forward...
2018-03-13
320 reads
Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #198–Change Detection
By Steve Jones
This month we have a new host, Meagan Longoria, who graciously agreed to help...
Redgate and Rome
By Steve Jones
I’m at the UK Redgate office today, meeting with senior leaders in all areas...
Quick Tip: Check Most DTU Expensive Queries in Azure SQL Database
Optimizing Azure SQL Database performance often begins with identifying the most resource-intensive queries. Understanding...
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Creating a JSON Document IV
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Restoring Azure Key Vault Keys and Validating SQL Server TDE Recovery: Level 7 of the Stairway to TDE
By VishnuGupthanSQLPowershellDBA
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Permissions Removal When Changing Object Schema
When the schema of an object is changed, SQL Server wipes out the previous...
Question of the Day
Creating a JSON Document IV
I have this data in a table called dbo.NFLTeams
TeamID TeamName City YearEstablished ------ -------- ---- --------------- 1 Cowboys Dallas 1960 2 Eagles Philadelphia 1933 3 Packers Green Bay 1919 4 Chiefs Kansas City 1960 5 49ers San Francisco 1946 6 Broncos Denver 1960 7 Seahawks Seattle 1976 8 Patriots New England 1960If I run this code, how many rows are returned?
SELECT YearEstablished, json_objectagg(city : TeamName) FROM dbo.NFLTeams GROUP BY YearEstablished;See possible answers