Updated Thoughts on Antivirus on SQL Servers
I hate running antivirus on SQL Servers. I agree antivirus is a necessary evil on most systems, but I don't...
2012-04-30 (first published: 2012-04-24)
5,827 reads
Databases – Infrastructure – Security
Professional Productivity Books
Just as with the "soft skills" books, in my professional development presentation, I list the professional productivity books that I have found most helpful in my...
2012-04-18
912 reads
"Soft Skills" books
In my professional development presentation, I list the "soft skills" books that I have found most helpful in my career to date. You can find...
2012-04-16
1,580 reads
Re-thinking security for customer service
This morning my son woke up to find his eBook reader frozen. It wouldn't unlock. It was fully charged (the...
2012-04-12
1,259 reads
Tribal knowledge is no knowledge
I've run across several incidents in the last couple of months regarding something that is typically called "tribal knowledge." This is...
2012-04-19 (first published: 2012-04-12)
1,302 reads
Why an employer should never ask about accessing your Facebook page
There's a brilliant piece of work posted as a fictitious resignation letter that gives some scenarios as to why an employer could...
2012-04-03
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Why you *can't* provide your Facebook credentials
I know this isn't related to SQL Server, but it is related to security and privacy.
If an employer or...
2012-04-02
2,388 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #028 - I'm a Jack of All Trades, and Proud of It
If I wasn't, would I have proposed the following topic for several speaking chances, including SQLRally?
Being a specialist means you're...
2012-03-13
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SQL Saturday #110 - Tampa - The Dirty Business of Auditing Presentation Materials
For those who might want the materials for my presentation at SQL Saturday #110, I've posted them to the site.
SQL...
2012-03-10
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SC Midlands Chapter of ISACA - SQL Server Auditing Course Materials
If you attended my SQL Server Auditing course held for the SC Midlands Chapter of ISACA, I finally was able...
2012-03-09
1,331 reads
Blogs
Vibe Coding a Login Tracking System
By Steve Jones
A customer was asking about tracking logins and logouts in Redgate Monitor. We don’t...
4 CPE Opportunity (Virtual) for Charity
By Brian Kelley
Every year, the South Carolina State Internal Auditors Association and the South Carolina Midlands...
Data Céilí 2026 Call for Speakers!
Data Céilí 2026 Call for Speakers is now live! Data Céilí (pronounced kay-lee), is...
Forums
Intermittent Service Freezes and "State 23" Authentication Failure
Environment: SQL Server: 2019 Enterprise (15.0.4430.1) OS: Windows Server 2022 Standard (Build 20348) Virtualization:...
SQL Server audit with windows ad group
I am trying to create a filter on a SQL Server audit to capture...
Deadlock graph anomaly
I've come across what appears to be a strange deadlock anomaly. As seen in...
Question of the Day
Deprecated Feature Tracking
From T-SQL, without requiring an XEvent session, can I tell which deprecated features are being used on my instance?
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