Recovering a TDE protected database without the Certificate
If you’ve been careful and done everything right when you’re setting up TDE then you shouldn’t run into this problem.
We...
2018-02-21
2,938 reads
Matthew McGiffen DBA
TDE and backup compression – still not working?
Until SQL 2016 if you used TDE (Transparent Data Encryption) you couldn’t use backup compression.
In 2016 Microsoft changed this, but...
2019-04-26 (first published: 2018-02-16)
2,386 reads
Migrating or Recovering a TDE protected Database
When encrypting a database with Transparent Data Encryption(TDE), a vital consideration is to make sure we are prepared for the...
2018-02-14
504 reads
Encrypting an existing database with TDE
As mentioned previously, the process of setting up TDE (Setting up Transparent Data Encryption (TDE)) is the same whether you’ve...
2018-01-26
1,148 reads
Setting up Transparent Data Encryption (TDE)
You can set up Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) when you first create a database, or you can apply it to...
2018-01-26
2,633 reads
What is Transparent Data Encryption?
Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) was introduced in SQL 2008 as a way of protecting “at rest” data. It continues to...
2019-04-26 (first published: 2018-01-26)
2,142 reads
How Secure is Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) – and How to Prevent Hacking
TDE is commonly described as “at-rest” encryption, i.e. it protects your data wherever it is stored on disk. This includes...
2019-04-26 (first published: 2018-01-03)
3,166 reads
SQL Puzzle 5: Prime Magic
Quite a few of you have read or attempted the previous puzzle SQL Puzzle 1: Magic Squares
As a quick reminder, when...
2019-04-26 (first published: 2017-12-19)
1,623 reads
Understanding Keys and Certificates with Transparent Data Encryption (TDE)
I’ve been taking a bit of a deep dive into understanding Transparent Data Encryption (TDE). As part of that I’ve...
2019-04-26 (first published: 2017-12-12)
2,387 reads
Overview of Encryption Tools in SQL Server
More and more people are considering some level of encryption against their data stored in SQL Server. In many cases...
2019-04-26 (first published: 2017-12-05)
4,206 reads
Blogs
How to Run Databases on Kubernetes: An 8-Step Guide
In this step-by-step tutorial, learn how to run MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and other stateful...
Episode 11 of Simple Talks: Oracle
By Steve Jones
The 11th episode is now live, recorded a few weeks ago at the PASS...
A New Word: Mornden
By Steve Jones
mornden – n. the self-container pajama universe shared by two people on a long...
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Issue with CPU Affinity Configuration on a SQL Server VM with 30 vCPUs
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What is the best index strategy for a table that gets truncated?
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Question of the Day
Running Steve's Code
Can you run this code in any of your SQL Server 2019 databases without error?
CREATE OR ALTER PROCEDURE [dbo].[StevesAmazingProc]
AS
SELECT Consumer_ID ,
Trend_Category ,
Bit_Trace
FROM NewWorldDB.dbo.MarketTrend;
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