http://www.winbeta.org/news/microsoft-azure-obtains-iso-27017-cloud-security-certification

That's excellent

For those that might care, I'd like you to travel less:

https://voiceofthedba.wordpress.com/2016/08/03/dreaming-of-sql-saturday/

You are right. Corrected.

no, wrote this the same day I saw the DBCC command appear.

I try not to do product questions.

djackson 22568 (8/4/2016)

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I love your use of the word idempotent. I developed skills in that area long before even knowing there was a word for it. Great vocabulary...

Rod at work (8/2/2016)

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Eric M Russell (8/1/2016)

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Maybe local user SQL Server groups should organize van pools for out-of-town SQL Saturday events. Not only would it help mitigate the expense of...

Certainly the relationships among people cause issues in both private and public IT efforts.

Moving fast, however, being lean, is more about a mindset and cultural change. It can happen in...

No idea. Hadn't noticed as I usually reset things in production.

My guess is that people tend to have multiple data files when databases grow, so you want to allow growth...

by? In general? RG?

Yes, and it's a fraction of the total posts each day. While it seems like a lot if you get the emails, it's not

Eric M Russell (8/2/2016)

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I use 1Password as my password manager. However, for the logins I don't actually enter the complete password but will instead obfuscate a common prefix. For example,...

Eric M Russell (8/1/2016)

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Rod at work (8/1/2016)

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Steve, I don't have an answer to your question. However, your article has opened my eyes to the fact that what I've experienced over...

Very cool. I'd love to see you write more details about how things actually went and what items you needed to change.

LastPass had an issue, but not incredibly unsecure. The issue was patched quickly.

It's not game over if your password manager is compromised. It's no worse than if you have other...