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Azure / Syndication / Windows
by Bradley Schacht · Published July 9, 2019 · Last modified July 19, 2019
Every so often I set out to create new resources in my Azure subscription using the command line tools (PowerShell or CLI) just to keep up to date on the changes and improvements in the different methods. While the Azure...
Azure / SQL Server / Syndication
by Bradley Schacht · Published June 5, 2018 · Last modified May 30, 2018
In a recent post I wrote about a new functionality for Azure SQL Database’s TDE feature: Bring Your Own Key. At the time the only way to bring your own key was through PowerShell and T-SQL. Thankfully, that has changed....
Azure / PowerShell / Scripts / Syndication
by Bradley Schacht · Published May 29, 2018 · Last modified May 22, 2018
For those who use PowerShell to do things in Azure you will know that occasionally there is a parameter that you need to get right but are unsure of the exact value that should be there. In the Azure Portal...
Azure / PowerShell / Scripts / Syndication
by Bradley Schacht · Published May 22, 2018 · Last modified July 19, 2019
Occasionally I will come across the need to use PowerShell for my day to day activities. One such need came up this week when I was preparing to do training with a customer. Part of that meant creating 6 data...
Azure / SQL Server / Syndication
by Bradley Schacht · Published May 22, 2018 · Last modified May 30, 2018
I have previously written about using Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) with Azure Key Vaule as a great way to store and manage encryption keys for SQL Server. With Azure SQL Database there has long been an option to enable TDE...
About 3 weeks ago I presented a free webinar for Pragmatic Works where I talked about Azure Data Factory V2. You can watch the recording here if you missed it. In this follow-up I answer all the important questions that...
Azure / SQL Server / Syndication
by Bradley Schacht · Published April 25, 2018 · Last modified April 23, 2018
It’s an exciting time to be a database professional. The technology is advancing quickly, large datasets are easier to handle than ever before, and the cloud is opening up new functionality and use cases that we couldn’t tackle before. My...
Azure SQL Database has some great built-in features that are included in the price like automatic backups, high availability, auditing and threat detection, transparent data encryption. No matter how excited people are when I talk to them about Azure SQL...
by Bradley Schacht · Published August 18, 2017 · Last modified August 15, 2017
It should come as no surprise that we rely heavily on SharePoint for sharing documents at Microsoft. For the most part it is a great solution with few issues. We can subscribe to documents and libraries and get updates when...
I recently wrote a post about using Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) with Azure Key Vault as an alternative to managing certificates. Today’s post will explore using SQL Server’s Always Encrypted functionality with Azure Key Vault. Always Encrypted, as with TDE,...
