SQL server encryption – Asymmetric Keys
In the previous blog we learnt about symmetric key encryption. We also learnt through an example how data is stored...
2015-10-10
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SQL server encryption – Certificates
In the previous blogs we saw how to encrypt data using symmetric and asymmetric keys. We saw how to use...
2015-10-10
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SQL server encryption – Symmetric Keys
In the previous blog we learnt about encryption and a brief about the SQL server option provided for data protection...
2015-10-10
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Fixing MSI errors during patching
Patching is an activity that is frequently performed by DBA’s. It is the responsibility of a DBA to keep the...
2015-09-29
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Table partitioning
What is partitioning.
To start with partition is the feature provided by SQL server in which very large tables are split...
2015-09-28
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Data Needed to Recover SQL server from a Host Crash
Am sure every DBA has once in his/her career come across a situation of recovering a database or an instance...
2015-09-12
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MOVING SYSTEM DATABASES
Below document provides information that can be used for moving system database. However this is not recommended for database installation...
2015-09-12
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SQL Join Algorithms
SQL queries implement various joins when datasets are to be retrieved from one/multiple tables and merged on a certain criteria...
2015-09-12
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What happens when you execute a query
When a query is submitted to SQL server it goes through several processing steps. A proper understanding of these steps...
2015-09-12
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Blogs
Using Prompt AI for a Travel Data Analysis
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FinOps for Kubernetes: Leveraging OpenCost, KubeGreen, and Kubecost for Cost Efficiency
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2025 Wrapped for Steve
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I’ve often done some analysis of my year in different ways. Last year I...
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Finding Motivation
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The Last Binary Value of the Year
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The Last Binary Value of the Year
What does this code return?
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