Are Your Protecting Your DB Backups?
Folks have cited the recent InformationWeek article on how South Carolina's Department of Revenue was hacked because the SC state government...
2012-11-27
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Brian Kelley
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Server Level Security
We'll discuss surface area later in the week. Today let's talk about if you're able to connect to SQL Server....
2012-11-09 (first published: 2012-11-06)
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SQL Server Security: The Sum of Its Parts
When it comes to attacking SQL Server, whether we're talking about the security of an installation or as a piece...
2012-11-05
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Preparing for Certification
One of my goals back when I was a young MCSE (that's Microsoft Certified System Engineer for NT4, not the...
2012-10-22
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Microsoft Security Bulletin MS12-070 for SSRS
Today is black Tuesday for October 2012. One security bulletin is specifically for a component of the SQL Server stack:...
2012-10-15 (first published: 2012-10-09)
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MS12-070 - Should I patch more than Reporting Services?
If you're dealing with a version of SQL Server greater than SQL Server 2000, at this point I'm going to...
2012-10-11
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Slides and Scripts from Idera Auditing SQL Server presentation
I had a few folks ask me for the slides and SQL scripts from the Auditing SQL Server webinar I...
2012-10-10
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Kathi Kellenberger speaking at Midlands PASS
On October 17th, Midlands PASS will welcome Kathi Kellenberger to speak on T-SQL 2012. Here's what her talk will be...
2012-10-05
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Webcast on SQL Server Auditing on October 9th
Idera will be re-broadcasting that I recorded earlier in the year on meeting audits with SQL Server. It's scheduled for...
2012-10-04
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Participate in the PASS Election Process
Once again it is time for the Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS) Board of Directors election. This year there...
2012-09-26
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Blogs
Fighting Procrastination?
By Brian Kelley
Here is another short video (~ 15 minutes). This is by the author of...
A Fun Prize at the PASS Data Community Summit
By Steve Jones
I had a briefing for the 2026 PASS Data Community Summit, which is just...
How to Measure AI Value: A 6-Branch AI Maturity Model for Use Cases and Agents
Your AI is busy. But do you know what it's worth? Most companies can...
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In SQL Server 2022+, what does the ##MS_DatabaseConnector## role allow?
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