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  • RE: Hack Us

    I think PEN testing is very important, but it needs to be coupled with social engineering attacks and training/education to be truly effective.

    Over lunch I was listening to an NPR...

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  • RE: Would a Duress Password be a Good Idea?

    Eric M Russell (5/26/2015)


    Wayne West (5/25/2015)


    Ross McMicken (5/25/2015)


    GPO (5/23/2015)


    Of course all of this assumes your DBA or sysadmin is beyond reproach. I worked as a bank clerk many years before...

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  • RE: Usages for Powershell

    Jeff Moden (5/25/2015)


    By the same token, I've seen people use PowerShell inappropriately (think "Hammer") for things that SQL Server can easily do... just like we've seen abuse with SQL CLR,...

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  • RE: Usages for Powershell

    There was an editorial just a week ago on scripting, and lots of people talked about PowerShell and other methods of doing things. I've used Perl for monitoring several...

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  • RE: Would a Duress Password be a Good Idea?

    Ross McMicken (5/25/2015)


    GPO (5/23/2015)


    Of course all of this assumes your DBA or sysadmin is beyond reproach. I worked as a bank clerk many years before I'd ever heard of SQL...

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    [font="Arial"]Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves or we know where we can find information upon it. --Samuel Johnson[/font]

  • RE: Would a Duress Password be a Good Idea?

    You could lock some sysadmin functions by requiring a password split in half and known to two people so that both must be present to unlock it, each person entering...

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  • RE: Boring or Scripting

    There's also the nine part Powershell Stairway series here.

    http://www.sqlservercentral.com/stairway/91327/

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  • RE: Stairway to SQL Server Agent - Level 4: Configuring Database Mail

    If you're creating a standalone cloud-based server, would it also need Exchange running on it to have everything supported?

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  • RE: Naming Confusion

    Eric M Russell (5/21/2015)


    Executive managment has requested that available MB disk storage (zero padded to 10 digits) be appended to the end of all server names. You know... as a...

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  • RE: Boring or Scripting

    A good source for PoSH scripts is the Hey, Scripting Guy! blog[/url]. He has several scripts in his archives for SQL Server use, I haven't had time to look...

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  • RE: Byte Me: The Nectar of Life

    Missing a bullwhip and fedora.

    My chocolate is in my desk, normally at least three kinds. Never on display.

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  • RE: Your Cloud Held Hostage – Could It Happen?

    The problem with Comcast et al is a lack of competition. Americans pay the most for internet and cell service and get some of the poorest service levels in...

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  • RE: Context Is Everything - Check Your Settings

    Thanks, Bill, definitely food for thought.

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  • RE: Database design and performance

    Tom, I'd suggest that you check out Brent Ozar's First Aid sp's. They pack a lot of information that tells you a lot about what's odd about your system.

    http://www.brentozar.com/first-aid/

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  • RE: Would a Duress Password be a Good Idea?

    jay-h (4/30/2015)


    Charles Kincaid (4/29/2015)


    I walked into the ST (Science and Technology) building at the local community college only to find that the bottom floor was numbered zero. 😎 ...

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