I love to ask questions, although I'm finding some places, mainly Stack Overflow, to be intolerant of a beginner's questions. Often beginners are so ignorant of the subject they don't...

That is a very good point, Eric. I like that approach. I suspect that for the near future (<= 5 years) it might be best to do that approach where...

Thank you, Steve, your explanation makes sense to me.

Last week I attended a 4-day training session called "Microsoft Azure Administrator". I've taken other Azure courses, but this one happened to have been the best I've taken. I learned...

Criminal groups banning together to collaborate on ransomware attacks. That's one of the weirdest things I've ever read.

I've been a reader of the daily SQL Server Central Newsletter for many years. I'm sorry to see it being reduced to just 3 days a week, but I understand...

It could be someone internal, or someone that helps a hacker.

It could also be someone that gets access internally through social engineering, poor security, or another backdoor. While...

I've never heard of this type of attack vector. Nor has the idea even occurred to me, until I read your editorial, Steve. In thinking about it the first thing...

At this point we're not gathering new data. At least not in my group. We're working on converting really old data and applications into merely old applications. 😉 I'm joking,...

That's an incredibly good point, Rick. throughout 2020 while working from home, I had used an old military desk for my working from home. I was the only one using...

Steve, I agree with a lot you said here. I'll respond to one point. I think that for many of us management is encouraging working lots. For example, I work...

Dave, I agree with you. Changing a culture, especially one that actively opposing the change, is difficult. In the state government department I work in, we have no competition. Therefore,...

Ah Steve, you get me every April 1st. 🙂

I'm one of those who spend more than an hour working on a problem. Steve, I appreciate what you're saying, and it makes a sense, but I'm finding...

I'm one of those who spend more than an hour working on a problem. Steve, I appreciate what you're saying, and it makes a sense, but I'm finding it to...