I don't necessarily consider myself a complete [expert] in SQL Server, but that feeling isn't based on any inferiority complex, because I actually don't believe most self professed experts to...

Regarding MFA, this makes your account an order of magnitude more secure, but be vigilant that someone doesn't use social engineering to do a man-in-the-middle attack.

For example, last year I...

When I'm in my car, I'm not thinking about the car or how it drives. I do like my 2007 Toyota Camry, because: it's very reliable, requires minimal maintenance, still...

I have to tell you that if you work with the right recruiter, you don't have to worry about AI HR bots, HR people, or whatever.  A lot...

It true that many IT professionals are not motivated to learn. But it's also true that many IT organizations (particularly the larger ones) treat most of their staff like cogs...

"..This was my biggest year, where I flew over 140,000 miles and spent nearly 90 nights away from home.."

That sounds like an opportunity to read more than handful of books.

Hey,

Reading this made me look back towards my year as well. I recently graduate with my CS degree but got a job in networking at a telecom company. How...

"..dual core 2.8Ghz CPU with 500GB of storage.."

Maybe it was all a misunderstanding; I'm pretty sure the above specifications were just a request for upgrading the DBA's laptop.

I understand why data analysts and power users would prefer ADS. However, I still prefer SSMS, because my database development work involves more than just SQL query writing. I'm typically...

I don't think there are fewer (nor are there more) journalists today than there were 20 years ago. Bloggers are not real journalists, but they do make their living by...

Online trading didn't kill financial advisers, prefab construction didn't kill architects, TV dinners didn't kill professional chefs, blogging didn't kill journalism, NoSQL didn't kill SQL, and DaaS won't kill DBAs.

In addition our database backups, the infrastructure team has setup a process to copy VM host image backups to Azure for both database and application servers. It's not useful for...

If I'm not putting out a fire, responding to a request, or working on a deliverable, then I'm learning something. I believe that most of us have more opportunity and...

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I believe that many organizations would gladly pay a moderate fee to have their files decrypted, especially if the trusted the guy on the other side.

From what I recall, there are two ways to query SQL Server from MS Access. One method is to create linked tables, where you pulls rows across the wire and...