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Webcast: Driving Business Intelligence with SQL Server 2008

Dan English and I are doing another webcast this Wednesday, October 15th @ 1:00 pm CST: Driving Business Intelligence with: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Business Users and Developers: Get the latest info on how SQL Server platform enhancements have taken developer productively and the end-user experience to unprecedented levels. Join Magenic as we discuss and [...]

Speaking at the Wisconsin SQL Server User Group

I’m speaking at the Wisconsin SQL Server User Group in Waukesha, WI this Tuesday (8/12).  If you are interested, RSVP to SQLDBA@new.rr.com  Presentation: SQL Server 2008 – What do you want to know about it? SQL Server 2008 introduces a framework for collecting, storing and reporting on server, database, and query performance data.  In order [...]

SQL Server 2008 includes Transparent Data Encryption

Transparent data encryption (TDE) performs real-time I/O encryption and decryption of the data and log files. Encryption of the database file is performed at the page level. The pages in an encrypted database are encrypted before they are written to disk and decrypted when read into memory. TDE provides the ability to comply with many [...]