Always Encrypted with Azure Key Vault
I recently wrote a post about using Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) with Azure Key Vault as an alternative to managing certificates. Today’s post will explore using SQL Server’s Always...
2017-08-15
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Always Encrypted with Azure Key Vault
I recently wrote a post about using Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) with Azure Key Vault as an alternative to managing...
2017-08-23 (first published: 2017-08-15)
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PASS Summit 2017
Don’t you want to go to the single largest collection of Microsoft Data Platform professionals and developers on the planet?...
2017-08-14
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PASS Summit 2017
Don’t you want to go to the single largest collection of Microsoft Data Platform professionals and developers on the planet?...
2017-08-14
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Using Merge–#SQLNewBlogger
Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as...
2017-08-14
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Randomness in Security Configuration
We were deploying a new web service. Because of the nature of the service, we wanted it to listen on...
2017-08-24 (first published: 2017-08-14)
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Installing the (currently) latest Data Tools
I’m working on a project right now and it’s going to require me not only to refresh my SSIS skills...
2017-08-14
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Patching SQL Server and SSMS? Order matters.
If you’ve been living under a rock, you may not have noticed how frequently SSMS is getting updated. The SQL...
2017-08-14
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Fix for Blurry SSMS in Windows 10
I recently got a new laptop with Windows 10. I noticed SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS 17.1) was looking a...
2017-08-14
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Azure Cloud “Fear” Busting #4 – Losing Control?
So the decision to move to the cloud has been made but there is a fear from people that once...
2017-08-25 (first published: 2017-08-14)
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Blogs
Flyway Tips: Object History
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Car Update September 2026
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Microsoft Tools for Making Data AI-Ready
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Making Data AI-Ready, Part 2 (This is the second article in a three-part series...
Forums
Looking for old SQL Server 1.x - 4.21 disks, manuals, boxes, etc.
Hi everyone, I'm hoping some of the longtime SQL Server professionals here might be...
Checking the Error Log II
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Parameter Sniffing on SQL Server 2025: A Walkthrough with Real Numbers
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Checking the Error Log II
What is the reason I should change my old code that uses xp_readerrorlog?
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