When working with my customers on SQL Server security, I constantly get the same question, “What are some best practices for hardening my SQL Server implementation?” Over the years, I have come up ...

Pairing your on-prem SQL Server with a cloud-based instance for high availability has its challenges, but they can be overcome. Here’s how. The geographic distribution of cloud data centers makes it ...

In SQL Server 2005 we were given the Surface Area Configuration tool to assist us in terms of security. The idea was to help us reduce the “surface area” of the SQL Server from a security point of ...

Organizations can use SQL Server to reduce downtime, manage and secure databases, and discover patterns in mission-critical information to improve business intelligence. To rebuild a corrupted master ...

Microsoft's MSSQL extension v1.45 previews a configurable T-SQL formatter while two existing features reach GA.

FileTables, a new feature introduced in SQL Server 2012, is a unique table that reflects metadata of files in a specified folder. FileTables is a new feature introduced in SQL Server 2012. It's a ...

I realized after reviewing the past few posts that I omitted a new piece of functionality introduced in SQL Server 2008 R2. This feature, known as Extended Protection for Authentication (Extended ...

One of the most useful features in Microsoft's System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) product is its reporting engine. Even though there is nothing overly difficult about its installation process, ...

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has made it possible to connect to its Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) service using static routing, while also allowing enterprises to run SQL Server within the private cloud, ...