I recently wrote an Azure Data Studio Notebook on how to setup TDE for SQL Server 2019 Standard Edition (yes, SQL Server 2019 Standard Edition has TDE) using Azure Key Vault. I ran into a few issues that I had to debug, which I am outlining below. Make sure that you are following the pre-requisites ..read more

The next week of November is going to be an action packed week for me with two back to back conferences: Microsoft Ignite 2019, Orlando, Florida and PASS Summit 2019, Seattle, Washington. Below are the sessions that I will be delivering at Microsoft Ignite. Mission critical performance with SQL Server 2019 – In this session ..read more