Andy Warren

I'm Andy Warren, currently a SQL Server trainer with End to End Training. Over the past few years I've been a developer, DBA, and IT Director. I was one of the original founders of SQLServerCentral.com and helped grow that community from zero to about 300k members before deciding to move on to other ventures.

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Looking Forward

For the past couple months I’ve been looking forward to a 5 week break, a chance to think about what...

2013-04-30

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Looking Back-Part 2

As I re-read the original Looking Back post I realized I didn’t include anything about the fear part – stepping away...

2013-04-29

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Looking Back

In July 2011 I took what felt like a big chance and a detour to lead a large and complex...

2013-04-24

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Day 2 at PASS Data Community Summit 2024

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I missed blogging yesterday as I was on stage/backstage for quite a bit of...

PASS Summit 2024 – Wednesday

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A common theme in the PASS Summits I've attended is community and that's definitely...

Taming Database Challenges: Insights from Redgate Keynote

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I am excited to cover the Microsoft Keynote on Day 2: Redgate Keynote: Simplifying...

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Step by step guide to setup PostgreSQL on Docker

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Backing up the Database Encryption Key

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Question of the Day

Backing up the Database Encryption Key

In my SQL Server 2022 database, I run this: 

USE Sales;  
GO  
CREATE DATABASE ENCRYPTION KEY  
WITH ALGORITHM = AES_256  
ENCRYPTION BY SERVER CERTIFICATE MyServerCert;  
GO
This works, but I want to prepare for the future and potential issues. How do I back up my DEK?

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