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Category Archives: Presentations
Including Your Database in a DevOps CI/CD Process
Abstract DevOps is changing today’s software development world by helping us build better software, faster. However many organizations struggle to include their database changes with their application deployment. In this session, we will examine how the concepts and principles of … Continue reading
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Tagged continuous delivery, continuous integration, DevOps
Who’s Touching My Database
Abstract: As databases become more critical to the operation of our organizations, we are being asked to audit and report on access to both data and the configuration of our systems. SQL Server has a number of features that can … Continue reading
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Tagged auditing, security, sql server
Bringing DevOps to the Database
Abstract: DevOps is a hot topic in today’s software development world. However most of the knowledge and experience with DevOps is based around application software and ignores the database. We will examine how the concepts and principles of DevOps can … Continue reading
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Tagged continuous delivery, continuous integration, DevOps, presentations, speaking, version control
Testing T-SQL Made Easy
Abstract: Everyone tests that code, but most people run a query, execute a procedure and run another query. This ad hoc, non-repeatable testing isn’t reliable, and encourages regression bugs. In this session you will learn how to begin introducing testing … Continue reading
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Tagged presentations, testing, tsqlt
Getting Started with Encryption in SQL Server 2016
The release of SQL Server 2016 gives developers a number of ways in which they can securely encrypt and protect their data. In this introductory session, you will learn about the encryption options in SQL Server 2016, watching Always Encrypted, … Continue reading
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Tagged Always Encrypted, Dynamic Data Masking, encryption, Row Level Security, security, sql server
End to End Always Encrypted in SQL Server 2016
Abstract: Protecting our data from unauthorized access becomes more and more important all the time, however it has been difficult to ensure sensitive data is encrypted in SQL Server. The new Always Encrypted feature in SQL Server 2016 makes this … Continue reading
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Tagged encryption, presentations
Redgate DLM Demo Slides
I had someone ask about the DLM Demo slides, so here they are: DLM-Demo.pptx I’ll put together an overview of the demo as well that you can read about.
Posted in Blog, Presentations
Tagged DLM
Using Automated Tests to Raise Code Quality
Abstract Agile development practices can speed the development of applications and increase the rate at which you can deploy features for your customers. But unless you include a high level of test coverage in your code, these practices can also … Continue reading
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Tagged presentations, sql server, T-SQL, testing, tsqlt
A Practical Approach to Version Control
Abstract Chances are, your team has several point-in-time backups for your databases. After all, they’re essential for recovering the system in an emergency. And, chances are, you’ve got a version control system (VCS) to provide the same capabilities for your … Continue reading
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Tagged presentations, version control
Avoiding a DBA’s Worst Days with Monitoring
SQL in the City Abstract: When things go wrong with a database, it can be the start of the worst day of a DBA’s life. Join Steve Jones as he examines the problems uncovered by The DBA Team and how … Continue reading
