I guess you'd also need to ensure that code reviews happen and no strange code can slip through. In a program of any size, perhaps with lots of changes, this...

That doesn't necessarily have anything to do with someone using a password variable or token in the release process. They could still include steps or changes in the flow that...

There isn't an easy way to do this. Compare looks for schema differences, and reports on those.

An index is part of a table definition in SQL Compare. The...

This has dramatically improved, and secure out of the box is close. Privileges, remote access, and more aren't enabled. Homegroups in Windows don't have default shares, nor do they allow...

Thanks, I'll take a look as soon as I can

I used VMWare and Ubuntu installed easily for me. I think LTS16.04. Simple and easy. This was my second time, though, as I had a basic one to play with...

Plenty of reasons. You might have code that violates a 2016 keyword. You might have upgraded and forgotten to change the level, but things work fine.

My wife and I went to Austin City Limits a few years ago. Expensive trip (flight, hotel, tickets) but it was exciting and amazing. We went to see Stevie Wonder...

I understand your complaints. However, despite deprecation, I can use Triple DES as a choice for the DEK. It's valid on a SQL Server 2016 instance. There's nothing in the...