Removing TDE from a Database: Level 4 of the Stairway to TDE
Learn how to remove TDE from a database and return it to a normal state.
2024-10-09 (first published: 2020-08-26)
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Learn how to remove TDE from a database and return it to a normal state.
2024-10-09 (first published: 2020-08-26)
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This next level of the Stairway to TDE shows how to upgrade your EKM cryptographic provider.
2024-07-17
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In this third level of the Stairway, we examine how to store your encryption certificate in the Azure Key Vault.
2024-06-26 (first published: 2020-06-24)
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In the second level of the stairway to TDE, we examine how you can restore your databases on another instance after moving the encryption certificate.
2024-06-26 (first published: 2020-05-20)
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The first level of the Stairway to TDE will explain how the feature works and how to set this up on one of your instances and databases.
2024-06-26 (first published: 2020-04-29)
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In this article, learn how to use the PowerShell DSC to patch your SQL Server instances.
2024-04-05
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Learn how you can install SMSS automatically using PowerShell DSC as this series continues.
2024-01-31
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Introduction In the previous article, we learned how to install a SQL Server instance with basic parameters like InstanceName, Features, SourcePath, SQLSysAdminAccounts, etc using Powershell DSC. In this article, we'll discover how to enhance our SQL Server installation with additional configurations. We'll cover things like setting up service account credentials, custom installation directories, configuring TempDB […]
2023-11-22
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This article shows the basics of using PowerShell Desired State Configuration to install a SQL Server.
2023-05-29
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Learn how a Jenkins server can be used to schedule SQL scripts to execute against SQL Server.
2020-12-22
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By Andy Warren
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Comments posted to this topic are about the item The North Star for the...
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Multiple Escape Characters
In SQL Server 2025, I run this code (in a database with the appropriate collation):
SELECT UNISTR('%*3041%*308A%*304C%*3068 and good night', '%*') AS 'A Classic';
What is returned? See possible answers