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SSMS 17.4 Vulnerability Assessment

SSMS 17.5 is out as of February 2018, but the the Vulnerability Assessment (VA) was released in SSMS 7.4
It seems...

The SQL Privacy Summit

This May 18th, Redgate is putting on a SQL Privacy Summit for people that are looking for solutions to help...

Understanding DBCC FLUSHAUTHCACHE

This command only applies to Azure SQL Database, at a high level it empties the database authentication cache for logins...

What's New In SQL Server 2017? at the March '18 Baton Rouge SQL Server User Group

Thanks to everyone to attended the BRSSUG meeting tonight at our sponsor's location at the Baton Rouge Alliance Safety Council...

A look back from the future. – TSQL Tuesday #100

The date is July 14th, 2026 and it’s TSQL Tuesday #200. We are still using SQL Server, and in fact...

Crazy Data Science

I am pretty hyped to be able to finally announce a new project of mine that I have been working on for...

Crystal Balls

In the centenary edition of the monthly blogging party that is T-SQL Tuesday, Adam Machanic asks us to look forward...

Does the log file growth for multiples bug still exist in SQL Server 2012?

Nope.

Error 33206 - SQL Server Audit Failed to Create the Audit File

One of the joys of working with SQL Server is the descriptive and meaningful error messages, right?

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Exhibit A - the 33206:
Error:...