New article: Automating SQL Server Builds
I refresh my test SQL Servers at least monthly with a fresh VM. Setting up directories, installing SQL Server, setting up security, and restoring databases all take time. And...
2025-08-28
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SQL Server 2025 Release Candidate Available
For those testing SQL Server 2025 before it officially releases, Microsoft has made the first release candidate available. There's a lengthy article on all the new features that are...
2025-08-26
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AI and Cybersecurity: the Genie is Out of the Bottle
Today's reality is that cybercriminals are increasingly using AI to develop better attacks. This is just the latest reported technique, probably because it's starting to be used more often....
2025-09-12 (first published: 2025-08-21)
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PASS Data Community Summit LinkedIn Contest
If you're not having success in convincing your organization to send you to this year's PASS Data Community Summit, you could win a 3-day registration by submitting some basic...
2025-08-29 (first published: 2025-08-12)
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Andreas Wolter on Evading Data Access Auditing
There are always bad actors who will seek to get access to and, likely, exfiltrate (exfil) the data. But they don't want to get caught; they don't want to...
2025-08-11
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Microsoft Exchange Hybrid Deployment Vulnerability – Shared Service Principal
On August 6, 2025, Microsoft announced a vulnerability with hybrid deployments because of a shared service principal between the Exchange on-premises deployment and Exchange Online. The vulnerability is found...
2025-08-07
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A Win in the Fight Against Cyber Scams
Back in June I blogged about pig butchering and the amount of reported losses we're seeing here in the United States of America. This type of cyber scam is...
2025-08-06
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70 Years of Artificial Intelligence History in 15 Minutes
How long has AI been around in different domains? What was it called before we starting using the phrase, "Artificial Intelligence?" Is Clippy included in said history? Here is...
2025-08-22 (first published: 2025-08-05)
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Resource: Security Auditing for Databases
If you are responsible for securing databases, SQL Servers and others, I would strongly urge you to read the following post by Andreas Wolter, former data security PM for...
2025-08-18 (first published: 2025-07-30)
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Communications: Three Questions
The better skilled we are communications, the more likely we will be understood. Whether we're talking work colleagues or our families and friends, being understood is more important than...
2025-07-28
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A New Word: Gnossienne
By Steve Jones
gnossienne– n. the awareness that someone you’ve known for years still has a private...
Exploring DiskANN: Part I: Understanding the Algorithm before the disk
How I used AI for this postChatGPT to generate images based on info specifically...
Learning Tool – Deepstash
By Brian Kelley
A few months ago I started using Deepstash. Deepstash breaks books into the key...
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The Data API Builder MCP Server Tools
The Data API Builder MCP Server, v2.x, includes a number of tools. What actions can these tools perform in your database?
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