Transparent Data Encryption in Azure SQL Database
Transparent Data Encryption in Azure SQL DatabaseJULY 26, 2015
Introduction
Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) is a security feature of SQL Server that...
2015-07-26
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Pie in the Sky
Transparent Data Encryption in Azure SQL Database
Transparent Data Encryption in Azure SQL Database
JULY 26, 2015
IntroductionTransparent Data Encryption (TDE) is a security feature of SQL Server that has been around since SQL Server 2008. With TDE,...
2015-07-26
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SQL Azure has T-SQL Jobs - Well Almost
SQL Azure has T-SQL Jobs - Well AlmostJUNE 25, 2015
Introduction
One thing that has been lacking in Azure SQL Database is the...
2019-08-09 (first published: 2015-06-25)
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SQL Azure has T-SQL Jobs - Well Almost
SQL Azure has T-SQL Jobs - Well Almost
JUNE 25, 2015
IntroductionOne thing that has been lacking in Azure SQL Database is the ability to write database jobs in Transact-SQL. Recently,...
2015-06-25
15 reads
Azure SQL Database Elastic Scale Part 3 - Setting up and Querying the Shards
Azure SQL Database Elastic Scale Part 3 - Setting up and Querying the ShardsMAY 28, 2015
For those of you who have...
2019-08-09 (first published: 2015-05-28)
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Azure SQL Database Elastic Scale Part 3 - Setting up and Querying the Shards
Azure SQL Database Elastic Scale Part 3 - Setting up and Querying the Shards
MAY 28, 2015
For those of you who have been following along with this series of posts,...
2015-05-28
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Azure SQL Database Elastic Scale Part 2 - The Shard Map Manager Database
Azure SQL Database Elastic Scale Part 2 - The Shard Map Manager DatabaseMAY 1, 2015
In my last post, I discussed some...
2015-04-30
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Azure SQL Database Elastic Scale Part 2 - The Shard Map Manager Database
Azure SQL Database Elastic Scale Part 2 - The Shard Map Manager Database
MAY 1, 2015
In my last post, I discussed some of the concepts around Sharding and how we...
2015-04-30
126 reads
Azure SQL Database Elastic Scale Part 1 - What is Sharding?
Azure SQL Database Elastic Scale Part 1 - What is Sharding?MARCH 19, 2015
This week, Microsoft introduced an update to Azure SQL...
2019-08-09 (first published: 2015-03-19)
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Azure SQL Database Elastic Scale Part 1 - What is Sharding?
Azure SQL Database Elastic Scale Part 1 - What is Sharding?
MARCH 19, 2015
This week, Microsoft introduced an update to Azure SQL Database Elastic Scale Preview. This update is good...
2015-03-19
40 reads
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Upgrading Admin Queries
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Upgrading Admin Queries
I have a query from a former DBA that we run on SQL Server 2025 to check on database metadata. This query references sys.sysaltfiles. I want to refactor this code to be more modern. Which DMV should I reference instead?
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