Data Migration Assistant Custom Configuration
The Data Migration Assistant is a great tool to help you evaluate and migrate your database to newer versions of SQL Server, including Azure SQL Database.
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The Seven Samurai of SQL Server Data Protection
I want to help in the struggle against the adversaries. I’ve identified seven data security measures you can use. These ‘Seven Samurai’ will protect against all three possible attack vectors: data at rest, data in use, and data in motion.
A Few Words about GDPR, Data Privacy, and this Blog
GDPR compliance may be hard, but nothing worthwhile is ever easy. To me, data security and privacy are worth the extra effort.
Microsoft Azure Threat Detection Types
I wrote a post to help explain the Microsoft Azure Threat Detection types that are available.
How to Check if Your Database Server Is Protected Against Meltdown and Spectre
Last week I wrote about the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities. Today I want to show you how to check if your database server is protected against Meltdown and Spectre.
Data Migration Assistant Error During Assessment of SQL Server 2017
The Data Migration Assistant (DMA) offers you the ability to perform a feature assessment against your SQL Server database. The DMA will not work if you try to perform an assessment of a source database against an older target version.
