Yeah, I worry about that as well. I'd think flying cars would need some sort of lane (tube?) that limits where people can do.

What do you mean, Neil? The question states the data is encrypted in 2016, moved to 2017. There's no "up to date" here. The algorithm changes. You can't xfer a...

Every one they support. If you support it, you should be supporting it on the platforms that are out there. Most minor changes shouldn't be affected, but limiting the ability...

What do you mean by description? The extended property for MS_DESCRIPTION?

Except, Microsoft provides support for the CUs. A vendor should be able to test that a CU will, or will not, cause issues in their test suite. It's not perfect,...

Vendors are a huge problem in patching. I'd like to see contracts explicitly state they'll certify within xx months, with xx being < 3.

You should be connecting with TCP/IP, not named pipes here. Names pipes aren't using these ports.

I'd think roles would really matter here as well, but it's hard to know unless you explain a little better with some details in what you do now, or what...

Feel free to add that. dbatools is an open project.

Sorry to hear that, Drew. I can commiserate. Too many friends in the last decade have died in their 40s or 50s. Has really helped me to reassess my life...

Great sentiment. I'm going to...

Not trying to be too tricky, but just struggling to come up with answers that might be plausible, or be easy mistakes to make. I haven't actually done this, mostly...

Thanks all. Elective jaw surgery, and it's quite a convalescence, but she's doing well

Not me, back at work and getting some things done here today.

Enjoy the holiday, and be safe. My daughter had surgery last week, so we're still helping her recover and...

My best gift is another year with my wife of 40 years whom twice doctors gave up for lost, but who has survived and overcome bilateral below-knee amputation to...