Microsoft Azure Threat Detection Types
I wrote a post to help explain the Microsoft Azure Threat Detection types that are available.
How to Check if Your Database Server Is Protected Against Meltdown and Spectre
Last week I wrote about the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities. Today I want to show you how to check if your database server is protected against Meltdown and Spectre.
Data Migration Assistant Error During Assessment of SQL Server 2017
The Data Migration Assistant (DMA) offers you the ability to perform a feature assessment against your SQL Server database. The DMA will not work if you try to perform an assessment of a source database against an older target version.
SQL Server Guidance to Protect Against Meltdown and Spectre Attacks
Today Microsoft released a KB article to provide guidance for SQL Server installations in response to the Meltdown and Spectre side-channel attacks. You should take the time to review that KB article. Here’s what Microsoft has to say about performance.
17 Things That Didn’t Happen To Me in 2017
As we review the year that was, I think we can all agree that 2017 was not the best of years, even when compared to 2016.
Microsoft Connect: Resolved (Won’t Fix)
Last week we learned that the forum at https://connect.microsoft.com/SQLServer/Feedback for SQL Server product feedback was being closed. Launched in 2005, Connect was the primary website for the general public to use for feedback. This was where we went to file features requests and bugs. I’m not going to tell you that the past 12 years … Read more
