Spinach and Database Development- SQLSatExeter Keynote
Last weekend, we held our SQL Saturday event in Exeter. It was a brilliant event for many reasons but we...
2015-04-30
1,094 reads
SQL DBA With A Beard
Instances and Ports with PowerShell
Just a quick post and a day late for #SQLNewBlogger There are some excellent posts on that hashtag and I...
2015-04-22
1,266 reads
Checking SQL Server User Role Membership with PowerShell
SQLDBAwithTheBeard:
Please go and check the New SQL Bloggers posting here https://twitter.com/search?q=%23sqlnewblogger There are some brilliant new and older bloggers adding great value...
2015-04-24 (first published: 2015-04-14)
5,501 reads
PowerShelling SQL Saturday Sessions to the Guidebook app
Following on from my previous post about parsing XML where I used the information from Steve Jones blog post to...
2015-04-07
778 reads
Parsing XML Child Nodes and Converting to DateTime with PowerShell
As part of my organiser role for SQLSaturday Exeter (Training Day Information here and Saturday Information here) I needed to...
2015-03-31 (first published: 2015-03-21)
6,890 reads
Speaking at PowerShell Virtual Chapter and SQL Cardiff User Group this month
Just a quick post to say that I will be speaking at the PowerShell Virtual Chapter meeting this Thursday at 4pm...
2015-03-17
546 reads
Triggering a System Center Configuration Manager deployment task
A slightly different topic today.
Once you have built up knowledge, you become the person that people ask to solve things....
2015-03-02 (first published: 2015-02-18)
6,418 reads
Show AutoGrowth Events with Powershell to CSV
This week I was reading Pinal Daves post about Autogrowth Events
http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2015/02/03/sql-server-script-whenwho-did-auto-grow-for-the-database/
as it happened I had a requirement to make use...
2015-02-25 (first published: 2015-02-15)
6,252 reads
Uploading a Source Folder to Azure File Storage
Azure File Storage enables you to present an Azure Storage Account to your IaaS VMs as a share using SMB....
2015-02-09 (first published: 2015-02-01)
7,651 reads
Twas 2 Days Before Xmas or Thank you SQLFamily
Twas 2 days before Xmas & all through the office,
not a creature was stirring not even old Maurice.
With merriment going on...
2014-12-23
530 reads
Blogs
Day 2 at PASS Data Community Summit 2024
By Steve Jones
I missed blogging yesterday as I was on stage/backstage for quite a bit of...
PASS Summit 2024 – Wednesday
By Brian Kelley
A common theme in the PASS Summits I've attended is community and that's definitely...
Taming Database Challenges: Insights from Redgate Keynote
By Chris Yates
I am excited to cover the Microsoft Keynote on Day 2: Redgate Keynote: Simplifying...
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How Generative AI is Changing the Game for Developers and Businesses
Generative AI is revolutionizing various industries by streamlining operations and enhancing creativity. In marketing,...
Step by step guide to setup PostgreSQL on Docker
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Backing up the Database Encryption Key
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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