2019-07-29
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Virtualization, containers, and k8s
2019-07-22
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Are Windows Containers a Good Choice?
Steve doesn't think Windows containers are the future for the data platform.
2019-07-19
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Stairway to Database Containers Level 3: Building Custom Container Images by Hand
In this next level of the Stairway to Database Containers learn how to customer a container and save the changes to a new image.
2024-07-28 (first published: 2019-07-18)
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2019-07-15
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Should You Use Docker Containers on Windows?
Some recommendations for determining when it makes sense to run Docker Containers on Windows--and when it doesn't.
2019-05-31
Containers: More on Volumes
Grant Fritchey plays around with container volumes, showing how to move a backup file into a container by just copying it to the volume, and then running a restore from that backup.
2019-05-31
Containers: Create a Custom Container
Grant Fritchey creates a container with a database & some data and a couple of general customization, then creates from it a new custom image.
2019-05-31
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Symmetric Key Encryption
If I run this statement in SQL Server 2025, how is the password encrypted?
CREATE SYMMETRIC KEY MySymmetricKey WITH ALGORITHM = AES_256, KEY_SOURCE = 'My secret key source passphrase', IDENTITY_VALUE = 'My secret identity value' ENCRYPTION BY PASSWORD = 'S&perS#cretP@ssword7'; GOSee possible answers