Data Masking in Principle
This is the first of two articles to describe the principles and practicalities of masking data in databases. It explains why an organization sometimes needs masked data, the various forms of masked data we can use, the sort of data that needs to be masked, and the potential pitfalls.
How to Use Any SQL Database in GO with GORM
ORMs (Object Relational Mappers) are tools (libraries, modules, packages) that provide the functionality for interacting with SQL databases. This article will look at how to use any SQL Database in GO with GORM.
Amazon EC2 | Creating a Connection to an Amazon RDS Instance
In a previous article, we showed how to expose an Amazon RDS instance to the public internet securely for direct access to the database. In this article we shall configure an Amazon EC2 instance for network access to an existing Amazon RDS instance. The purpose of this would be to make sure that if we deploy an application to this EC2 instance, communication from the client to the RDS instance would be smooth.
SQL Server 2022 Paid Editions Require a Licensing Key
For the final release of SQL Server 2022, Microsoft popped a surprise that wasn’t in the release candidates
Webinar | Database Monitoring: The ROI of Build vs. Buy
There are many things to consider when deciding whether to invest in a database monitoring tool or whether to use a homegrown solution. However, the business frequently wants to know one thing and one thing only: what’s the return on this investment (ROI)? In this webinar, Microsoft Data Platform MVP, Grant Fritchey, is joined by our expert panel to share the pros and cons to building a monitoring system versus purchasing one.
Making the World Better
Steve reminds us about being charitable if we are fortunate enough to do so.
Getting started with ROUND() and Its Use Cases
Learn the basics of the ROUND() function in this article.
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Restoring On Top II
I have a database, DNRTest, that has a number of tables and other objects in it. The other day, I was trying to mock up a test and ran this code on the same server:
-- run yesterday CREATE DATABASE DNRTest2 GO USE DNRTest2 GO CREATE TABLE NewTable (id INT) GOToday, I realize that I need a copy of DNRTest for another mockup, and I run this:
-- run today USE Master BACKUP DATABASE DNRTest TO DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' GO RESTORE DATABASE DNRTest2 FROM DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' WITH REPLACEWhat happens? See possible answers