Tag: azure sql db

Improve your security posture by upgrading to Azure SQL Database

Every now and then I have a conversation with a client who is still reluctant to consider a cloud migration due to what they perceive as a decrease in their security posture. Once we start analyzing this position in detail…

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Introduction to Azure SQL Managed Instance – SQL on the edge episode 17

SQL Server is one of the most adopted and widely-used database engines in the world. Almost every company either builds on it or uses some enterprise third-party software that uses it as the back end. For this reason, it makes…

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Data classification with Microsoft SQL Server and Azure SQL DB (GDPR, PII, HIPPA…etc)

This blog post will cover SQL Server on-premise or IaaS and Azure SQL DB and how to classify data in both. Let’s start by explaining what data discovery and classification is and why is it important. Data discovery is not…

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SQL On The Edge #10 – SQL 2016 columnstore improvements

Warner Chaves, Microsoft MVP and MCM, explores the Columnstore indexes feature and explains why it’s important, and where you can leverage this functionality.

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