Avoid Domain Admin level accounts for SQL Server
Every so often I see a post in the forums where someone has stated they've used a Domain Admin level...
2008-06-12
12,922 reads
Databases – Infrastructure – Security
How to Do and Not Do Customer Support
I recently purchased a Dell XPS M1530 laptop for use both for professional work (consulting & presentations) and ministry (mostly presentations)....
2008-06-10
786 reads
Data Loss Mailing List and Database
The folks at attrition.org have been stalwarts in providing information to the security community for ages, it seems. I first...
2008-06-04
676 reads
Security by Obscurity?
Andy Warren points to a TechNet article about Security by Obscurity and wanted me to post some notes. Let's start...
2008-06-04
960 reads
Now on Twitter
A few colleagues of mine, Andy Leonard, Jason Massie, and Chuck Boyce, are all on Twitter. As a matter of fact,...
2008-05-30
1,525 reads
Security Issue with SQL Server Reporting Services 2008
I have a CTP of SSRS 2008 deployed to one of my servers. Today I built a couple of reports...
2008-05-30
2,541 reads
Pictures from Midlands PASS Chapter Meeting
Last night the Midlands PASS Chapter had the pleasure of hosting SQL Server MVP Brian Knight. I was able to...
2008-05-28
1,550 reads
Reminder: Midlands PASS Chapter Meeting with Brian Knight
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Speaker: SQL Server MVP Brian Knight
The Midlands PASS chapter will hold a special meeting on...
2008-05-23
1,730 reads
SQL Saturday in Orlando
The dates for Microsoft's TechEd 2008 are fast approaching here in North America. Sandwiched between the two weeks of this year's...
2008-05-23
1,953 reads
Review of How to Cheat at Securing SQL Server 2005
SQL Server MVP Frank Kalis has posted a short review on How to Cheat at Securing SQL Server 2005, a...
2008-05-20
1,903 reads
Blogs
How to Find Expensive Queries in Amazon Redshift
Slow-running queries can degrade your Redshift cluster’s performance and lead to increased costs. Identifying...
The Notification Trap: How Input Fatigue Is Killing Deep Work in Tech
By gbargsley
If you've been here before, you know this blog is usually about SQL Server,...
Designing a Storage Load Test for SQL Server
I’ve been doing storage load tests for SQL Server for a long time, both...
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How Long is a Long I/O?
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Question of the Day
How Long is a Long I/O?
In SQL Server 2025, a long I/O is recorded in the error log with message 833. How long much an I/O request be outstanding before this message is written to the log?
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