When I teach the ISACA Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) course, one of the things I walk candidates through is how the test is structured and how much each...
2023-03-06 (first published: 2023-02-28)
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The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) is one of the most well-known architectural frameworks in our industry. TOGAF is a framework that helps organizations implement enterprise architecture as a...
2023-02-27
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I was reading Seth Godin today and he makes this claim: If 2% of a population takes coordinated action, it makes a difference. If 5% do, it can change...
2022-06-03 (first published: 2022-05-12)
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In IT, we have to read a lot. For instance, understanding how to set something in Azure or Okta or vSphere may mean we are consuming 5 or more...
2022-03-18 (first published: 2022-03-07)
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In IT, commonality is an accelerator. When I say commonality, I mean commonality of: Components, like libraries Object models Interface definitions Tools Let me give you an example. Imagine...
2022-03-02
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When I was younger, I always wanted the perfect solution to an IT problem. I remember getting into argument after argument trying to insist upon the perfect configuration, setup,...
2022-01-21 (first published: 2022-01-10)
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Tomorrow, July 13, 2021, I will be giving a webinar on data security and compliance. Here’s the sign-up link: SQL Server Data Security and Compliance sign-up (free, but registration...
2021-07-12
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Tomorrow, April 28, 2021, 12 PM EDT, I will be talking about meeting security benchmarks and compliance requirements with Microsoft SQL Server. Here is the registration link: Geek Sync...
2021-04-27
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The recording for my presentation on Building a Proper SQL Server DB Security Model is now available. It’s right at an hour long and in it I present a...
2021-03-18 (first published: 2021-03-15)
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Tomorrow, March 9, 2020, at 3 PM EST, I will be giving a presentation on how to build a database security model in SQL Server. We’ll primarily focus on...
2021-03-08
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By Brian Kelley
Here is another short video (~ 15 minutes). This is by the author of...
By Steve Jones
I had a briefing for the 2026 PASS Data Community Summit, which is just...
Your AI is busy. But do you know what it's worth? Most companies can...
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