Webinar Followup: Overview of Azure Data Factory V2
About 3 weeks ago I presented a free webinar for Pragmatic Works where I talked about Azure Data Factory V2....
2018-05-16
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Webinar Followup: Overview of Azure Data Factory V2
About 3 weeks ago I presented a free webinar for Pragmatic Works where I talked about Azure Data Factory V2. You can watch the recording here if you missed...
2018-05-16
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State of the Cloud Database: April 2018
It’s an exciting time to be a database professional. The technology is advancing quickly, large datasets are easier to handle...
2018-05-01 (first published: 2018-04-25)
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Bring Your Own Key to Azure SQL Database TDE
I have previously written about using Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) with Azure Key Vaule as a great way to store...
2018-04-30 (first published: 2018-04-19)
2,107 reads
State of the Cloud Database: April 2018
It’s an exciting time to be a database professional. The technology is advancing quickly, large datasets are easier to handle than ever before, and the cloud is opening up...
2018-04-25
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New Azure SQL Database Pricing Model
Azure SQL Database has some great built-in features that are included in the price like automatic backups, high availability, auditing...
2018-04-12
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New Azure SQL Database Pricing Model
Azure SQL Database has some great built-in features that are included in the price like automatic backups, high availability, auditing and threat detection, transparent data encryption. No matter how...
2018-04-12
15 reads
Always Encrypted with Azure Key Vault
I recently wrote a post about using Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) with Azure Key Vault as an alternative to managing...
2017-08-23 (first published: 2017-08-15)
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Fixing You’ll need a new app to open this ms-word
It should come as no surprise that we rely heavily on SharePoint for sharing documents at Microsoft. For the most...
2017-08-18
885 reads
Fixing You’ll need a new app to open this ms-word
It should come as no surprise that we rely heavily on SharePoint for sharing documents at Microsoft. For the most part it is a great solution with few issues....
2017-08-18
230 reads
Blogs
March 2026 SQL Server Security Updates
By Brian Kelley
On Patch Tuesday, in addition to OS and Office security patches, Microsoft also released...
How Fabric Mirroring Transformed with SQL Server 2025
When mirroring was first released for Azure SQL Database, it used Change Data Capture...
The DIY Cost of Masking Test Data For Smaller Organizations
By Steve Jones
One of the things I’ve tried hard to do in database development situations if...
Forums
XACT_ABORT being set to ON by web services
We have two "identical" instances of an ASP.NET web service (or so I have...
OPENQUERY Flexibility
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OPENQUERY Flexibility
Which of these are valid OPENQUERY() uses?
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