Backup Encryption Performance
Unlike TDE, there is some extra CPU overhead when you take an encrypted backup as the data has to be encrypted before being written to disk – whereas with...
2023-06-05 (first published: 2023-05-22)
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Unlike TDE, there is some extra CPU overhead when you take an encrypted backup as the data has to be encrypted before being written to disk – whereas with...
2023-06-05 (first published: 2023-05-22)
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Why a DBA, rather then being redundant, is even more valuable when your databases run in the cloud.
2023-05-31 (first published: 2023-05-19)
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In this post we look at how you work with the Backup Encryption Feature in SQL Server.
2023-05-18
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2023-05-17
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When you've got the symptoms of a database issue you can run a series of diagnostic queries to try and drill down on the problem and then start figuring...
2023-05-26 (first published: 2023-05-16)
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Database backups continue to work without change when you have TDE enabled. The only difference is that the backups contain encrypted data that cannot be read without the certificate...
2023-05-15
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Make sure your cloud SQL Server databases are optimized and achieve significant cost savings.
2023-05-12
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An in-depth look at how you convert an existing table with data to a system versioned table that will maintain a history of changes.
2023-05-11
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Microsoft states that enabling TDE usually has a performance overhead of 2–4%. That doesn’t sound like very much, and personally I wouldn’t let it bother me if I want...
2023-05-24 (first published: 2023-05-10)
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My biggest fear when my book went into production was that any factual errors had slipped through my checks and the various reviews. I had a lot of reviewer...
2023-03-21
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In today's data-driven world, SQL (Structured Query Language) is a blazing-hot skill. It's your...
By Steve Jones
I leave tonight for Australia. I was in London 3 days ago, so this...
By Brian Kelley
As I look at the state of information technology today, I see one constant:...
In this scenario, I seek assistance in implementing row-level permissions for a table named...
I've tried different credentials, target server versions, etc. hitting our Primavera WSDL. Works great...
What are the initial config sizes for the tempdb primary data files, secondary data files, and log files in SQL Server 2022?
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