Review of SQL 2000 Fast Answers
A monster book at 980 pages, it's written in 'how-to' format and has a ton of good material. Andy gave it the once over for us and reports back - see what he thinks!
2003-04-18
18,229 reads
security
10 Steps to Securing your SQL Server
Securing your SQL Server can be an arduous task, but very rewarding. This article covers 10 steps to properly protecting your data.
2007-09-22 (first published: 2003-04-03)
44,853 reads
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Discussion, comments, and ratings of items posted to SqlServerCentral.com by Press Release
2003-03-17
10 reads
Troubleshooting Cannot Generate SSPI Context Errors
As a DBA you do not need to know how to setup an Active Directory domain or a DNS server, but you still need to know how Kerberos, Service Principle Names, and hostnames are used to perform integrated authentication to a SQL Server. This article by new columnist Chad Miller shows you some of the more integral parts of troubleshooting running Windows Authentication security in a SQL Server environmnet.
2007-10-02 (first published: 2003-02-27)
68,687 reads
2003-02-24
137 reads
Logins, Users, and Roles - Getting Started
Do you know the difference between a login and a user? What's the best way to add them; Enterprise Manager, T-SQL, or SQL-DMO? In this beginner level article Andy demonstrates how to use all three methods to add logins and users and offers his view of which is the best technique.
2005-09-30 (first published: 2003-02-19)
37,096 reads
Free Utility : EnforcePass
These sets of scripts will add minimum password enforcement when a login is created or its password changes.
2003-02-14
110 reads
Who's to Blame for the SQL Slammer Virus?
Last week the SQL Sapphire (or SQL Slammer) virus hit corporate networks throughout the Internet. Although damage has not been estimated yet, it is sure to be in the tens of millions of dollars. So who is to blame when a virus like this manhandles a corporate environment?
2003-02-03
5,832 reads
Another SQL Server Virus Hits the Internet
On Friday the 24th, a virus that preys on a SQL Server vulnerability began to attack networks, taking down many networks. This brief network describes the virus and how to protect yourself from it.
2003-01-27
10,803 reads
Using SQL Trace to Audit Database Access
As a new DBA, you will probably walk into an environment that is poorly documented and nobody has any idea of how many SQL Servers are on the network. In the first series of articles, Haidong Ji talks about how to audit logins in your SQL Server.
2002-12-20
18,581 reads
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