Spread the Word about Basic Security
This week we have a few back to the basics security comments from Steve.
2019-06-25
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Security
2019-06-18
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Segments for Protection
Computer network security is important, and it's something we ought to be more concerned with as data professionals.
2025-06-30 (first published: 2019-06-18)
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2019-06-12
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2019-06-04
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High Prices for High Security
I was excited to see the new Secure Enclave technology come to Always Encrypted (AE) in SQL Server 2019. I've thought that the way Microsoft implemented the AE technology in SQL Server 2016 was a start and a good step forward, but it had too many restrictions. Kind of like Availability Groups in 2012 and […]
2019-05-30
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Long Live All Passwords
Steve talks about passwords and new guidance from Microsoft that short expiration periods are unnecessary and unhelpful.
2019-05-29
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2019-05-28
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Google bots shut down Baltimore officials’ ransomware workaround Gmail accounts
Google automatically suspended accounts after dete...
2019-05-24
Germany Talking about Banning End-to-End Encryption
Der Spiegel is reporting that the German Ministry ...
2019-05-24
Blogs
From SQL Saturday to Day of Data
By ReviewMyDB
A behind-the-scenes look at Day of Data Jacksonville 2026, the transition from SQL Saturday,...
PostgreSQL 18 Finally Makes BUFFERS the Default. Here Is Why That Matters
You run EXPLAIN ANALYZE on a slow query, stare at the plan, and something...
A New Word: La Guadière
By Steve Jones
la guadière – n. a glint of goodness you notice in something that you...
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PolyBase Trace Flags
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The Data Model Matters
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Question of the Day
Running SQLCMD I
I run the SQLCMD utility as follows:
lcmd -S localhost -EI then type this (the 1> is the prompt):
1> select @@version goIf I hit enter, what happens? See possible answers