Database Stuck in Suspect Mode
My holiday week did not started off very good. I come in and find a UAT environment database in suspect...
2018-11-27
28,528 reads
Brute Forcing SQL Logins and Passwords
Watch this week’s episode on YouTube.Following up on last week’s post about the different types of SQL injection, this week...
2018-11-27
1,054 reads
Brute Forcing SQL Logins and Passwords
Watch this week's video on YouTube
Following up on last week's post about the different types of SQL injection, this week I want to show how injection can be used...
2018-11-27
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Brute Forcing SQL Logins and Passwords
Watch this week's video on YouTube
Following up on last week's post about the different types of SQL injection, this week I want to show how injection can be used...
2018-11-27
6 reads
Thinking about Pre-Cons In Orlando in 2019
In the spirit of “do more” we’re hoping to host at least 4 pre-cons in Orlando in 2019. Right now...
2018-11-27
263 reads
Email Notifications in Azure Data Factory: Failure is not an option
(2018-Nov-27) When something goes wrong with your data transformation process in Azure Data Factory, the last thing you expect to happen...
2018-12-11 (first published: 2018-11-27)
9,590 reads
TDE and DDM
Someone asked a question about TDE (Transparent Data Encryption) and DDM (Dynamic Data Masking), which are two different technologies that...
2018-12-13 (first published: 2018-11-26)
2,144 reads
Things That Drive a DBA Crazy When Starting a New Job
In the past 5 months I have started two different jobs, so that leaves it up in the air as...
2018-12-07 (first published: 2018-11-26)
3,087 reads
Create dynamic agenda slides with PowerPoint Zoom
There was a time when I saw PowerPoint as a necessary evil – a way of conveying ideas that I wasn’t crazy about, but which worked. These days, my...
2018-11-26
21 reads
Forcing a Plan That Has a Plan Guide
The question that came up during a recent class I was teaching was: What if you have a plan guide...
2018-12-11 (first published: 2018-11-26)
1,821 reads
Blogs
From DBA or Data Engineer to AI Engineer: A Realistic Path
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SQL Server gMSA: Why So Many DBAs Still Aren't Using It in 2026
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Automating OSM Data Refresh in Power BI’s Azure Maps Reference Layer
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Database Mail Configuration
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Question of the Day
Database Mail Configuration
If I want to get a list of the configuration settings for Database Mail using T-SQL, how can I do so?
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