Daily Archives: December 19, 2011

Publishing in the Future

Posted on December 19, 2011 by way0utwest

A few interesting ideas and experiments in this piece on 21st century publishing. I especially like the part about most of the money in publishing going to pay for these advances that aren’t earned back. While publishers make a lot … Continue reading →

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Creating a Service Master Key in SQL Server

Posted on December 19, 2011 by way0utwest

The basis for all the encryption in SQL Server is the Service Master Key, which is the top of the encryption hierarchy. You can see the image below from Books Online of how this is setup. The service master key … Continue reading →

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The Connections Launch Event

Posted on December 19, 2011 by way0utwest

The Spring SQL Server Connections conference will be one of the launch events for SQL Server 2012, the next version of the platform that we write about every day. This spring SQLServerCentral is sponsoring a track again, with Brad McGehee, Grant Fritchey, … Continue reading →

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