That feeling when you find out you asked someone to put in a ticket to have a user removed from the login list, only to find out they didn't need...

Grab your popcorn for this topic!
https://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/2009853/The-Linux-CoC
It's trying *real hard* to descend into politics, rather than a discussion of the Editorial itself...

Steve's doing his best I...

When the certificate you're restoring was originally backed up, it was encrypted with a password.  Which, if you think about it, is only sensible, as anyone who gets the certificate...

(Please note, I've not been to SQL Summit)
I wonder how much of the harassment stems from a "what happens in Vegas (Summit) stays in Vegas (Summit)" sort of attitude,...

I would expect that yes, you can use both features simultaneously.

TDE encrypts your data files AT REST while DDM "masks" the data within the column(s) specified.
TDE does *NOT* actually...

Sad news today:
Legendary Creator Stan Lee, Who Changed Comics and Pop Culture Forever, Is Dead at 95

Well, the first snow of the season is currently falling outside my window...
It's not sticking to the roads, but it is staying on the grass and cars...

You're quite welcome, but I'd still push to get a test server stood up.  The advantage you've got is, because you're on a VM you should be able to stand...

I'm with Jo on everything, with a few comments of my own here on your plan...

The two items that jump out at me the most are, you're only...