Daily Archives: December 17, 2012

The Principle of Least Privilege

Posted on December 17, 2012 by way0utwest

One of the tenets of good security is that no person or process is granted more rights than it needs to accomplish a task. This is the Principle of Least Privilege, and is designed to ensure that your system is … Continue reading →

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Annual Email Pruning

Posted on December 17, 2012 by way0utwest

Like most of us, I get a lot of email. I get subscribed to various services from different ads, events, etc. throughout the year. That’s fine. I understand how marketing works, and the reason that I get some free services, … Continue reading →

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Better Licensing for SQL Server

Posted on December 17, 2012 by way0utwest

People post licensing questions constantly at SQLServerCentral about the various scenarios and situations they face with their SQL Server instance configuration.  Many of the are fairly easy to answer, but more and more I read about environments that are complex. The problem … Continue reading →

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