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Security Basics: Defense-in-Depth

In my security presentations, another basic I talk about is defense-in-depth. The idea here is to produce multiple layers of...

Making Forums Work

I saw this post about Why I Dislike Newsgroups from Tom Larock and he did a pretty good job of...

When a Community Rallies!

I have been a bit lax these past few days, but I have been having a bit of a writers...

Notes on SQLSaturday #13

I drove up on Friday with my friend Kendal Van Dyke. Long drive from Orlando, just over 8 hours. Arrived...

Asymmetric Keys in SQL Server

I've been tech editing an encryption book for SQL Server. It's long overdue, and I think it will be a...

SQL Quiz 4: Leadership

I'm finally getting around to answering this one originated by Chris Shaw (@SQLShaw), as I was tagged by Jack Corbett...

Visiting West Palm Beach SQL Group on April 29, 2009

I'm going to West Palm Beach on Apr 29th to visit Scott Klein and his group. I'll be doing a...

Patterns & Practices SIG starting up in Columbia, SC

C# MVP Chris Eargle (@kodefuguru on Twitter), who is also an INETA community champion and president of the Columbia Enterprise...

Moving Forward with Nuclear

We use a lot of power in our computing infrastructure. And while I’m mindful of the concerns over safety, environment,...