Playing with TDE

UPDATE November 2016 – With SQL Server 2016 SP1, Microsoft will include key enterprise-class features in every edition of SQL Server...

I wrote a SQL Server auditing whitepaper!

I recently collaborated with Idera to produce a short whitepaper on the top 5 things to audit in SQL Server...

When was this database restored?

I frequently need to know where backups went and I restore those backups for operational recovery on a regular basis....

An update on AutoAdjustBufferSize in SSIS 2016

This week SQL Server 2016 Cumulative Update 1 was released and it contains a lot of updates/fixes for SSIS, SSAS,...

Bug fixes in SQL Server

SQL Server 2016 CU1 has been released and one thing I noticed was: –
FIX: Canceling a backup task crashes SQL...

Day1 - Assertiveness Skills: Communicating with Authority and Impact

This is the last course of my July training month. This is my second course this week. Yesterday I was...

Azure SQL IaaS – TempDB Performance on SSD vs Premium Disk

[read this post on Mr. Fox SQL blog] When it comes to deploying SQL Server onto an Azure IaaS VM, it is sometimes difficult to know the best option to deploy the SQL Server...

Azure SQL IaaS – TempDB Performance on SSD vs Premium Disk

[read this post on Mr. Fox SQL blog]
When it comes to deploying SQL Server onto an Azure IaaS VM, it is sometimes difficult...

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PowerSQL – Get SQL TraceFlag SQL Service and Config Information

Get SQL Server configuration, service info, start type along with enabled Trace Flags of local or remote servers.
This script outputs...