Tag Archives: security

Getting All Users

Posted on May 15, 2018 by way0utwest

I saw someone that wanted to get all users from all databases on their instance. Seems like that ought to be simple, right? The user wanted to use sp_MSforeachdb to query users, but wanted a single result set for all … Continue reading →

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Taking Shortcuts

Posted on April 28, 2018 by way0utwest

Many of us work in situations where we feel pressure to get work done at a pace that’s faster than we might like to move. In some sense, this is the nature of life, where customers and clients always want … Continue reading →

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Good Security Needs Layers

Posted on April 18, 2018 by way0utwest

How many of you have wanted to know who started or stopped a SQL instance? Probably a few of you, as disruption to the service can affect customers. Most of us are concerned with the changes made inside SQL Server … Continue reading →

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If only the US would follow …

Posted on March 19, 2018 by way0utwest

I saw this blog from Allan Hirt and I wish the US would adopt something strong like this. I’d actually like this to apply to all organizations, but certainly critical services need to be secure. If you follow the link, you’ll see that … Continue reading →

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