Key Sets, or Inverted Keys - defining a key as a set of tuples
TL;DR:
I have been doing a lot of thinking about data models for the last couple of weeks. I have, just...
2017-12-19
434 reads
Login failed for 'NTAUTHORITY\ANONYMOUS LOGON' - the fix you probably haven't tried yet
Just a quick one today. TL;DR: Remove yourself from some unnecessary AD groups.
If you've ever received the message "login failed...
2017-11-24 (first published: 2017-11-12)
3,335 reads
Login failed for 'NT AUTHORITY\ANONYMOUS LOGON' - the fix you probably haven't tried yet
If you're seeing this for the second time, my apologies. I wanted to update the title but had to delete...
2017-11-13
1,940 reads
Improving instead-of-insert cardinality estimates for inserted and deleted pseudotables in SQL 2014+
Tricky triggers
In my last entry I noted that the performance of "instead-of" triggers can be tricky.
One of the reasons for...
2017-11-07
545 reads
SOA and message based integration - the challenge of bulk data changes
I'm working on problems of enterprise data integration in the role of enterprise architect, but I am and have been...
2017-11-06 (first published: 2014-11-19)
6,350 reads
An attempt at creating a "universal", set-oriented, near-real-time ODS ETL interface
Defining the Problem
Imagine I have two different systems - say, a CRM and an ERP - on different SQL Servers. Both systems...
2017-11-05
449 reads
Getting Backup File Information from a Table Valued UDF - SQLCLR to the Rescue?
Update:
After all of this SMO stuff failed (changing the permission set to unsafe got around the security exception, but instead...
2011-06-15
1,456 reads
Things That Should Be In TSQL
Relation Types
create type type_T(i int primary key clustered, j int check (j > 0)) -- relation type. Includes constraints!
create table T(type_T)
Relvar Assignment
This...
2011-06-15
943 reads
SSMSDeploy 1.5 Available: new configuration form and highly tweaked request list
SSMSDeploy version 1.5 is ready. This one has a LOT of GUI tweaks. No database changes in this one, so...
2011-01-22
944 reads
SSMSDeploy 1.1 Now Available
Fixed a couple of issues and made some GUI tweaks. Please see the download page for the latest version, and...
2011-01-20
700 reads
Blogs
PASS Data Community Summit 2024 Day 3 Keynote
By Steve Jones
It’s been an amazing week here, as well as a long week. I’m tired,...
A New Word: Skidding
By Steve Jones
skidding – v. intr. the practice of making offhand comments that sound sarcastic but...
PASS Summit – Thursday
By Brian Kelley
Let’s start with the keynote. The biggest take away was how having to support...
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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; GOThis works, but I want to prepare for the future and potential issues. How do I back up my DEK? See possible answers