Many DBAs monitor for those events they expect to happen, either successfully or failed. However many DBAs wouldn't be aware of an event never occurring.

How to Enable Transparent Data Encryption

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Database Journal

Transparent Data Encryption (TDE)

By default, SQL Server does not encrypt data in a SQL Server database in an encrypted format. When SQL Server 2008 was introduced, Microsoft implemented Transparent Data Encryption (TDE). When TDE is enabled on a database SQL Server will encrypt the database as data is written to the disk.

Azure DWH part 27: Creating your ASDW in Cloud Shell using Bash

by Daniel Calbimonte

SQLServerCentral.com

BASH

In this article, we will show how to create an ASDW in Bash using the Cloud Shell.

How to Survive as a Lone DBA

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SimpleTalk

Database administrators have enormous responsibility whether they manage one or hundreds of servers. Monica Rathbun tells us how she survived as the Lone DBA for 56 database servers for over a decade. While many DBAs work on teams instead of alone, she has great advice for all.

Kicking off SQL in the City 2018

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral.com

Editorial

Steve travels back to the UK for the first SQL in the City 2018.

Transaction Replication: Multiple Publishers, Single Subscriber

by Suresh Kumar

SQLServerCentral.com

Transactional Replication

How to configure multiple publishers and single subscriber replication?

What Counts for a DBA – Inspirations

by drsql@hotmail.com

SQLServerCentral.com

Editorial

In order to be great, you need to have an idea what great is. A quote I use in every one of my database design presentations is by one of my non-technical inspirations, C. S. Lewis. The quote is from his book, An Experiment in Criticism. “There are no variations except for those who know […]