Creating Strong Passwords

I was writing a presentation recently on encryption and one of the important things to show in the presentation is...

Read-only Data

Today's poll looks at read only data and how you handle the backup and recovery of this data.

SQL Server 2012 Licensing VMs without SA

I ran across a blog talking about Microsoft licensing, and found it very interesting. I learned a few things, and...

A New SMK

Are Auto-Updates Good?

Internet Explorer is going to get automatic updates soon and Steve Jones thinks it's a mixed blessing.

Truth and Demos

Today Steve Jones reminds us that we are all selling something in technology, even if it's our reputation. We ought to be truthful in our dealings with our clients.

Cloud Patches

The cloud changes the way that we can administer and deploy changes to our systems. Steve Jones highlights an interesting idea, and hopes we get similar techniques applied to databases in the cloud.

Windows OS Information from SQL Server

I ran across a thread recently where someone was asking how to get the Windows start time from within SQL...

Hex Fun

Renewed

I received my fourth (or fifth?) renewal notice as a Microsoft MVP this morning. I am proud to be recognized...