One of my hobbies is trying to break technology so that you don’t have to. I don’t consider myself a professional or hobbyist hacker, though… Read More »Unsupported but working versions of SQL Server on Windows Server 2019
My co-authors and I recently wrapped up the book SQL Server 2019 Administration Inside Out, which should be hitting the shelves in the next week… Read More »Deprecated and discontinued features in SQL Server
Behold! There’s a scary monster called skip‑2.0, announced by ESET: This backdoor targets MSSQL Server 11 and 12, allowing the attacker to connect stealthily to… Read More »When security and news collide
[Last updated February 27, 2020] Brent Ozar Unlimited runs a website called SQL Server Updates which comes in really handy for keeping your on-premises SQL… Read More »Should I upgrade SQL Server 2012, or migrate to Azure?
I was perusing the headers of some databases on my SQL Server 2012 instance, and came across an interesting typo after running DBCC DBINFO: dbi_ContianmentState… Read More »dbi_ContianmentState