2014-04-15
1,645 reads
Encryption
How much overhead does encryption add to a SQL Server query
If you have been in the information technology industry long enough, you have probably heard the expression "this adds overhead" when discussing any extra processing added on to what is considered normal processing. Dallas Snider answers the question of additional overhead caused by encryption.
2014-04-09
4,230 reads
2014-04-08
1,618 reads
Understanding the importance of key length with the SQL Server asymmetric encryption algorithms
K. Brian Kelly is trying to use SQL Server's built-in encryption and sees there are three different options available for an asymmetric key, corresponding to key length. What's the impact of the key length?
2013-08-12
3,228 reads
2013-07-26
1,712 reads
2013-07-18
2,104 reads
Securing SQL Server: Vulnerabilities You Might Not Have Considered
A short look at the vulnerabilities your data may be susceptible to outside of the database tables.
2013-03-07
6,320 reads
Data Insecurity: A Perspective on Data Encryption
The focus of this paper is on the protection of PII data stored within a database using encryption technologies.
2013-03-07
1,856 reads
2011-12-28
2,001 reads
SQL Server Column Level Encryption Example using Symmetric Keys
With data stored in tables, you have a few options to protect data. Check out this tip to learn more about column level encryption.
2011-12-14
5,812 reads
Blogs
DiskANN Experiment — Exploring Entry Points and Graph Neighborhoods
Introduction I was experimenting with vector search in SQL Server 2025 using approximately 3.8...
T-SQL Tuesday #203: Risk and Reward
By Steve Jones
This is timely, as I’m currently on a boat in the Adriatic taking a...
dataMinds Connect 2026 – Slides & Scripts
You can find the slides and SQL scripts for my session “Spice up your...
Forums
Training the next generation
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Training the next generation
Reusing Customer Specific Order Filtering Logic with CROSS APPLY and an Inline TVF (Part 4)
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Reusing Customer Specific Order Filtering...
PostgreSQL psql Meta Commands: Databases
Comments posted to this topic are about the item PostgreSQL psql Meta Commands: Databases
Question of the Day
PostgreSQL psql Meta Commands: Databases
Which of the following meta commands (sometimes called backslash or slash commands) within psql will provide you with information about the databases on the cluster?
See possible answers