SQL Server: Functions vs. Stored Procedures to return result sets
A while back, I was building the database schema for a web application which had some reporting functionality and among...
2017-04-19
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A while back, I was building the database schema for a web application which had some reporting functionality and among...
2017-04-19
11,220 reads
When it comes to a choice between data types for a field in a SQL Server database's table, an issue...
2017-02-06
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From request to delivery in 5 minutes or less! xSQL RSS Reporter for SQL Server enables you to generate standard...
2017-01-18
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"I am trying to compare two databases and xSQL Data Compare has marked all table pairs with a red X and...
2017-01-11
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Reading the title, most of you are probably thinking: What does database synchronization have to do with the Software Development...
2016-12-12
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Open any book or article about database development and administration, and I can all but guarantee that you will find...
2016-12-01
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Applies to: xSQL Oracle Data Compare v1.0 - 2.0
As you may have noticed, most of the articles in this blog focus...
2016-11-22
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CASE 1: you have direct access to both the SQL Server where the source database is and the SQL Server...
2016-11-11
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Applies to: xSQL Schema Compare v7.0.0 – 9.0.2
Before I develop a scenario where xSQL Schema Compare snapshot comparison is necessary let’s...
2016-11-07
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*Originally published in our old blog on January 2009
I ran into a very simple SQL Server performance related question the...
2016-11-02
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By Steve Jones
It’s been an amazing week here, as well as a long week. I’m tired,...
By Steve Jones
skidding – v. intr. the practice of making offhand comments that sound sarcastic but...
By Brian Kelley
Let’s start with the keynote. The biggest take away was how having to support...
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In my SQL Server 2022 database, I run this:
USE Sales; GO CREATE DATABASE ENCRYPTION KEY WITH ALGORITHM = AES_256 ENCRYPTION BY SERVER CERTIFICATE MyServerCert; GOThis works, but I want to prepare for the future and potential issues. How do I back up my DEK? See possible answers