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 – 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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SQL Server Encryption
Encryption is a methodology used to hide confidential information from any illegitimate user is such a way that they do...
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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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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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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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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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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A Quick Restore
While doing some testing of an application, I wanted to reset my environment after doing some testing with this code:
USE DNRTest BACKUP DATABASE DNRTest TO DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' GO /* Bunch of stuff tested here */RESTORE DATABASE DNRTest FROM DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' WITH REPLACEWhat happens if this runs, assuming the "bunch of stuff" isn't anything affecting the instance. See possible answers