Monthly Archives: February 2012

Hardware Fun

Posted on February 10, 2012 by way0utwest

This has been a bit of a hardware week for me, which is strange. I used to love hardware, building my own computers, picking out the components, and making something work out of a pile of parts. Now I just … Continue reading →

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Encryption in Production

Posted on February 10, 2012 by way0utwest

The encryption capabilities of SQL Server have been growing in each new version. We have gone from password protected backups to Transparent Data Encryption (TDE), we have moved form PWDENCRYPT() to symmetric, asymmetric keys, and certificates. There are quite a … Continue reading →

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API Changes

Posted on February 9, 2012 by way0utwest

There’s an interesting set of predictions about the possible new APIs (application programming interfaces) that we may see in the future. It’s a look forward into 2012, and a guess that setting standard ways in which we can build systems will become … Continue reading →

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Going Solo

Posted on February 8, 2012 by way0utwest

This editorial was originally published on Mar 20, 2007. It is being republished as Steve Jones is on vacation.  Are you ready to leave the corporate world and become a consultant? It’s a tempting thought and probably one that everyone … Continue reading →

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