2020-01-21
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Security
Let's Fix a Password Problem
Grant discusses the need for password managers to help prevent security issues between different accounts.
2020-01-15
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2020-01-14
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Quick Security Mistakes
Steve reminds you to be careful of taking shortcuts, as these can compromise security. Automation and DevOps might help you avoid mistakes.
2020-01-06
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2019-12-30
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2019-12-23
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Better Protection from Hardware
Today Steve looks at a research project from Microsoft that provides some better protection from firmware security issues.
2019-12-17
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Querying Master Database DMVs in Azure SQL Database
Learn how you can query information in the logical server's master database from an Azure SQL Database.
2019-12-12
1,857 reads
Data for Defense
The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center actively works to track the world's hackers and help warn us when we become the object of their attacks.
2019-12-09
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2019-12-06
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Blogs
Everything I Never Wanted to Know About Collation (14 minute video/podcast episode)
By KendraLittle
I'm not an expert on collation in SQL Server, but there are a few...
Do More, With Less
Next week, July 22 and 23, I’ll be presenting at Redgate Summit. Summt is...
Daily Coping 16 Jul 2020
By Steve Jones
I’ve started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to...
Forums
Backup server
We will have backup server maintenance with the outage between 15mins to 1 hr....
Is SQL developer edition exactly the same as enterprise edition?
Hey all, Regarding licensing of SQL server, we are considering the possibility of running...
Logging (auditing) in the table vs. having a logging (auditing) table
I really like Steve Jones' editorial today, Carefully Giving Normal Users Security Permissions. I've...
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