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SQL Server Always Encrypted
Microsoft SQL Server Always Encrypted is a feature that protects confidential data by encrypting it at the column level....
Dacpac and Bacpac in SQL Server
When it comes to migrating a SQL Server database from one environment to another, admins tend to rely heavily...
Azure Data Studio vs. SQL Server Management (SSMS)
If your Windows systems administration work touches SQL Server products, you need to know when Azure Data Studio is...
Migrate a SQL Server Database to Azure SQL Database
Learn how to assess and migrate your on-prem SQL Server databases to Azure SQL Database by using Microsoft's Data...
Copy SQL Server database
Considering that many Microsoft enterprise products rely on SQL Server, many admins face the task of copying the SQL...
Enable TLS on SQL Server
Secure Socket Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS, which builds on the now deprecated SSL protocol) allow you...
Create and manage append blobs with PowerShell
Before diving into how to manage append blobs using PowerShell, let's have a quick look at the blob types...
Interact with Azure Cosmos DB with PowerShell
Learn how to perform core administrative tasks on the Azure Cosmos DB using Azure PowerShell.
Setting Up SQL Server Always On availability groups (AG) on AWS EC2 Instances
In this article, we offer a step-by-step guide on how to set up a SQL Server Always On availability...
Backup script for SQL Server databases
Every now and then, a sysadmin has to deal with SQL Server backups. In this article, we'll set up,...
Amazon RDS on VMware
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) is a new joint solution from Amazon and VMware. In this article, you'll learn...
Install SQL Server 2019 (Express) on Windows Server Core and activate remote management
Microsoft recommends Windows Server Core for most infrastructure services and for applications such as Exchange 2019. You can also...
New features in SQL Server 2019 GA
SQL Server 2019 has now been released as GA and offers many great new features. Let's take a look...
Installing service packs on a SQL cluster with PowerShell
In this post, you will learn how to automate installing SQL server service packs on a SQL cluster with...
Best practices for running Microsoft SQL Server on VMware vSphere
If you run Microsoft SQL Server on VMware vSphere, you do so to have more flexibility, high availability, and...
Sync Active Directory users with a SQL database
Syncing Active Directory (AD) users with a SQL database is a common task many IT administrators encounter. In this...
Deploy a MS-SQL database using AWS RDS and PowerShell
Using Amazon Web Services (AWS), we can use their Relational Database Service (RDS) to deploy an MS-SQL database quickly...
Create an Azure SQL database with PowerShell
Using the Azure PowerShell module, we're able to create an Azure SQL database with just a few lines of...
Manage Azure Table storage using PowerShell
Azure Table storage is a data store you can use to store structured data in a non-relational way. Azure...























