This is why a layer security approach is a good design principle - especially when the attack surface expands. Similar to how we would look at availability issues with adding...

I would be happy to see more companies simply archive some of their data. Unless under legal compulsion they might decide that the old data carries more value than risk.

It cannot be overstated just how valuable your data is. Entire mega-corporations live solely off "free" services for the cost of your voluntary, and sometimes involuntary, provided data. I wonder...

I like this post idea. Good news is sometimes hard to come by. 

I have spent my career in roles mixed between development and administration. I have to say...

It is a little scary that a court, with no expertise in some industry (Internet domain registration, in this case), will decide if there is an actual business need....

Insider threats don't receive the attention or remediation that they should. The link Steve has in the post is interesting. This guy had 9 people working with him? That is...

Yes the ride has been overall good for me. I consider myself fortunate that I am both willing and able to do database work and that it pays relatively well....

I lean towards SSMS - especially when combined with SQL Prompt. I've used DBArtisan before and liked it but not enough to leave SSMS. Visual Studio Code has promise. I...

I won't lie - when I saw this title I immediately thought about this:

Anyone else? 🙂 

Anyways - for a long time now I have...