2020-08-06
228 reads
Security
Hacking the Admin
A Twitter hack brings into the question of who can make changes in production for Steve.
2020-07-22
470 reads
Generate Role Member Reports using dbatools and the ImportExcel PowerShell modules
Being able to get information and save it on a Excel as a report can be a common and tedious task. What if we could join dbatools and ImportExcel PorwerShell modules to accomplish this in a easier and fast way? We will see how to export roles and its' member and save that info on a multi spreadsheet Excel file with handy tables ready to be explored.
2020-06-30
7,030 reads
Jumping Air Gaps
There are all sorts of viruses, worms, and malware out in the world, and some of us have had to deal with them at different points in our career. SQL Slammer was particularly memorable for me, but there were plenty of non data related virus issues I've had to work on at various employers. To […]
2020-05-27
219 reads
Defending Against Ransomware
Many more companies that you have heard about have been attacked by ransomware. Steve suggests you get prepared before this happens to you.
2020-05-12
209 reads
Remote Data Challenges
While working remotely, we still need good security practices and strong data protection.
2020-05-06
217 reads
A Security Regression
Marriott has had another security breach. Does this mean they aren't taking security seriously? Steve has a few thoughts.
2020-04-30
113 reads
2020-04-23
182 reads
BYOD Fingerprint Concerns
Fingerprints provide some security, but a research suggests not necessarily much. Steve has a few thoughts.
2020-04-15
85 reads
Don't Lose Data Without a Hacker
Data loss shouldn't come from simple misconfiguration. As Steve notes, if no hacking is involved, you shouldn't lose data.
2020-03-19
100 reads
Blogs
Houston AI-Lytics 2026–Powerpoint Slides
By Steve Jones
Thanks to everyone for attending my session on running a Local LLM. If you...
The Book of Redgate: Do the Right Things
By Steve Jones
I do believe that Redgate has been very customer focused since it’s inception. I’ve...
GenAI vs Dashboards: Not the Same (And Never Will Be)
By James Serra
There’s a question I’ve been hearing more and more lately, especially as Copilot, Fabric,...
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Multiple Sequence Values
How do I easily get the next 12 sequence values from a sequence object?
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