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Checking Up on Vendors
Many years ago I was in the Denver airport, waiting to board a plane. At the time I was consulting with a small startup company and they called me in a panic, having had an issue with their database deployment … Continue reading
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Ransomware May Get Worse
I’ve never had to deal with ransomware, but across the last couple years I’ve been surprised how many friends and customers have dealt with this. For those that are prepared, it’s a time sink and a hassle. For those that … Continue reading
Removing SA from Azure SQL Database
One of the recommendations from Microsoft SQL Server is to use Windows authentication. This has been in the docs for years, and I’ve heard many MS consultants and employees note this. Many customers and clients have tried to use Windows … Continue reading
Shared Security
When I worked in a large Operations team, we had various passwords for some systems that we stored in a password vault. This was on a network share that only the administrators had access to read. We used this for … Continue reading
Voice of the DBA 