Microsoft MVP – These Go To Eleven
I am happy, honored, and humbled to receive the Microsoft MVP award for the eleventh straight year. I still recall my first MVP award and how it got caught in the company spam folder. Good times.
Thomas LaRock
SQL Injection Protection
SQL injection is a common form of data theft. I am hopeful we can make SQL injection protection more common. The 2018 TrustWave Global Security Report listed SQL Injection as the second most common technique for web attacks, trailing only cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. This is a 38% increase from the previous year. That same … Read more
Updated Analytics and Big Data Comparison: AWS vs. Azure
Building upon my earlier post, today I want to share with you the updated graphic and links for the analytics and big data services offered by Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services. It is my hope that this post will be a starting guide for you when you need to research these analytic and big … Read more
Updated Data Services Comparison: AWS vs. Azure
Last year I wrote a post comparing the data services offered by both AWS and Microsoft Azure. Well, there’s been some changes since, so it was time to provide an updated graphic and links. Since both Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services offer many data services, I thought it worth the time to create a … Read more
Use PWDCOMPARE() to Find SQL Logins With Weak Passwords
SQL Server ships with an internal system function, PWDCOMPARE(), that we can use to find SQL logins with weak passwords.
Happy Data Privacy Day!
I decided that in the spirit of celebration for Data Privacy Day I would share with you some common tips, tricks, and advice on keeping your data private.
