In a previous blog post, I talked about the three key aspects of managing your databases – security, performance and availability. I call it “taking your databases to a S.P.A.” In the blog post, I referred to an infographic that Idera published about their accidental DBA survey results, highlighting how security and availability are not getting […]
This particular question came up while I was delivering a workshop last week on the new features in SQL Server 2014. Since transparent data encryption has been available since SQL Server 2008, why would I still need the backup encryption feature? For one, transparent data encryption is an Enterprise Edition-only feature whereas backup encryption exists in […]
“Today’s DBAs have responsibilities that go far beyond their traditional role of data custodian.” I was reading an infographic that Idera published about their accidental DBA survey results and wasn’t surprised at all by the results. I considered myself an accidental DBA when I was starting out in the industry. And I can […]
