Although, SQL Server 2008 now has the ability to enforce policies, Windows Authentication Mode is still the recommended alternative for controlling access to SQL Server because this mode carries added ...

Despite the plentiful information in Books Online and on the official “SQL Server 2000 Security” document Microsoft offers online, setting up a truly secure SQL Server remains a difficult task. In ...

SQL Server also provides a parallel to Windows groups, called roles. There are two types of roles, one for the server and one for the database. Server roles are groups that allow you to control the ...

SQL Server has a long list of roles for server, database, and applications that outline things like permissions, data selection and modification, and disk management. Examine how roles play a part in ...

It's not 2008 anymore. Joey details the ins and outs of upgrading these aging Microsoft servers, including licensing changes, support options and potential pitfalls. It was a simpler time. A decade ...

The coupling is much looser in Linux; Pacemaker doesn’t see changes made in SQL Server. Windows Integration: One can configure availability groups with SQL Server using Windows’ authentication (such ...