Is On-premises SQL Server Still Relevant?
Unequivocally, yes on-premises SQL Server Instances are still relevant. While I’m a firm believer that the cloud is not a fad and is not going away, it’s just an...
2020-12-11
12 reads
Is On-premises SQL Server Still Relevant?
Unequivocally, yes on-premises SQL Server Instances are still relevant. While I’m a firm believer that the cloud is not a fad and is not going away, it’s just an...
2020-12-11
12 reads
Is On-premises SQL Server Still Relevant?
Unequivocally, yes on-premises SQL Server Instances are still relevant. While I’m a firm believer that the cloud is not a fad and is not going away, it’s just an...
2020-12-11
11 reads
Is On-premises SQL Server Still Relevant?
Unequivocally, yes on-premises SQL Server Instances are still relevant. While I’m a firm believer that the cloud is not a fad and is not going away, it’s just an...
2020-12-11
43 reads
Daily Coping 11 Dec 2020
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2020-12-11
41 reads
New Microsoft data governance product: Azure Purview
Azure Purview is at data governance solution that is the sequel to the product Azure Data Catalog, and is now available in public preview. Purview catalogs data from on-premises,...
2020-12-10
13 reads
New Microsoft data governance product: Azure Purview
Azure Purview is at data governance solution that is the sequel to the product Azure Data Catalog, and is now available in public preview. Purview catalogs data from on-premises,...
2020-12-10
127 reads
Daily Coping 10 Dec 2020
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2020-12-10
33 reads
Azure SQL Database Connectivity
Have you ever wondered how your connection from outside of Azure to your database is handled? It is important to understand that there is a difference between route(s) from...
2020-12-10
37 reads
Integrating AD to Microsoft SQL Server On Linux
In this exercise we will see the implementation of Windows Active Directory integration to Microsoft SQL Server on Linux environment. In this example Centos1 is(more...)
2020-12-09
12 reads
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Backing Up a DMK
In SQL Server 2025, I have a database with a Database Masker Key (DMK). I want to back up this key and keep a copy offline. When do I have to open this key before running the backup?
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