SQL Server Transparent Data Encryption and Extensible Key Management Using Azure Key Vault – Part 1
Install the SQL Server Connector for Microsoft Azure Key Vault This is Part:1 of a 4-part blog series: This blog in the series installs the SQL Server Connector for Microsoft Azure Key Vault. This DLL is the provider that allows SQL Server to tal …
Part 1 – SQL Server TDE and Extensible Key Management Using Azure Key Vault
Install the SQL Server Connector for Microsoft Azure Key Vault This is Part:1 of a 4-part blog series: This blog in the series installs the SQL Server Connector for Microsoft Azure Key Vault. This DLL is the provider that allows SQL Server to tal …
Intro – SQL Server Transparent Data Encryption and Extensible Key Management Using Azure Key Vault
Welcome to my blog series on setting up SQL Server TDE to use Azure Key Vault. I’m a Program Manager with the Azure SQL Security Team / Product Group and I will walk you through the process of configuring the various services, features and produc …
SQL Server Transparent Data Encryption and Extensible Key Management Using Azure Key Vault – Intro
Welcome to my blog series on setting up SQL Server TDE to use Azure Key Vault. I’m a Program Manager with the Azure SQL Security Team / Product Group and I will walk you through the process of configuring the various services, features and produc …
Released: Microsoft.Data.SqlClient 2.0 Preview 4
The SqlClient team is moving forward with continuous updates and improvements to the Microsoft.Data.SqlClient data provider for SQL Server. Our plan is to provide GA releases twice a year with two preview releases in between. This cadence should provid …
Private Link for Azure SQL Database (Part 2) | Data Exposed
In the second part of this two-part video segment, Rohit Nayak dives deeper into the new capabilities for Azure SQL Database for Private Endpoints. Learn more about what Private Endpoint for Azure SQL Database is in the first episode. Watch on D …
Data Exposed | Private Link for Azure SQL Database (Part 2)
In the second part of this two-part video segment, Rohit Nayak dives deeper into the new capabilities for Azure SQL Database for Private Endpoints. Learn more about what Private Endpoint for Azure SQL Database is in the first episode. Watch on D …
The May 2020 release of Azure Data Studio is now available
The May release of Azure Data Studio is now available. Download Azure Data Studio and review the release notes to get started.Note: After downloading Azure Data Studio, say Yes to enabling preview features so that you can use extensions.Azure Data Stud …
Meeting the demands of IoT edge data & compute – Azure SQL Edge now available in preview.
Today we are happy to announce Microsoft Azure SQL Edge is now available in public preview. Optimized for IoT gateways and devices, Azure SQL Edge extends the industry-leading performance and security of Microsoft SQL engine to the intell …
Learning from Microsoft Advertising Platform on Azure SQL
Thriving on Azure SQL Microsoft Advertising is a powerful advertising platform designed to get your ads in front of the right customers. In the fiscal year 2019, search advertising revenue generated $7.6 billion for Microsoft. We have been on a jo …
Released: Microsoft.Data.SqlClient 1.1.3
We recently released an update to Microsoft.Data.SqlClient, version 1.1.3. The update addresses a couple issues that are important to our customers. Updates in Microsoft.Data.SqlClient 1.1.3 are: FixedFixed driver behavior to not perform enli …
Private Link for Azure SQL Database (Part 1) | Data Exposed
In the first part of this two-part video segment, Rohit Nayak explains what Private Endpoint for Azure SQL Database is and how it relates to the overall connectivity story for Azure SQL. Watch on Data Exposed Additional Resources: Learn m …
Data Exposed | Private Link for Azure SQL Database (Part 1)
In the first part of this two-part video segment, Rohit Nayak explains what Private Endpoint for Azure SQL Database is and how it relates to the overall connectivity story for Azure SQL. Watch on Data Exposed Additional Resources: …
Fine tuning backup storage costs on Managed Instance
In the previous article, we have explained how automated backups on Managed Instance work, how are backups piling up, how you can cause backup pile up and associated costs for excess backup storage. In this article you will learn how to optimize excess …
Backup storage consumption on Managed Instance explained
Automated backups on Managed Instance Database backups are an essential part of any business continuity and disaster recovery strategy because they protect your data from accidental corruption or deletion. Azure SQL Managed Instance automat …