On October 1, 2016, I was first honored by Microsoft with their prestigious MVP award, given to those that they feel have made a significant difference in their development communities. Many of those that had previously been named as an MVP were people that I had looked up to for years, and it was humbling […]
Ed Leighton-Dick helps small and midsize businesses solve their most challenging database performance, resiliency, and data security issues at Kingfisher Data, the consulting firm he founded in 2014. He has taught thousands of people at over 200 events, including the world's largest Microsoft data platform conferences, and he has been a leader in the Microsoft data community since 2008. Microsoft has recognized Ed seven times as a Data Platform MVP for his expertise and service to the data community.
10 Years Young
It was early in 2009 – I don’t remember the date exactly. A group of us had gotten together after the previous year’s PASS Summit and started I-380 PASS, the first PASS chapter in Iowa. At one of our regular lunches, Michelle, the leader of the group, proposed an idea to help get people fired […]
Upcoming: Speaking on permissions at PASS Summit 2018 and 24 Hours of PASS
I’m excited to announce that I’ve been selected to present at the PASS Summit! This will be my fourth year speaking at the Summit, and it’s always a privilege. My topic this year is on permissions – specifically, SQL Server’s permissions model and how to implement the Principle of Least Privilege in your environment to […]
Giving back [T-SQL Tuesday #102]
This post is part of the May 2018 T-SQL Tuesday blog challenge, “Giving Back“, from Riley Major. It’s been quite a while since I’ve participated in a T-SQL Tuesday. For that matter, before my post earlier this month, it had been quite a while since I had posted anything in my blog. I routinely speak […]
Rotating encryption keys for Always Encrypted
In my last post, I talked about the process of rotating your encryption keys. It’s just one of those routine maintenance tasks that need to be done from time to time in order to keep your encryption strong for the long haul. One type of rotation I didn’t address in that post was rotation for […]