For a bit of background I actually have the MSDE 2000 installed with the Enterprise Management tools installed from the SQL 2000 Evaluation version. I have the SQL Service Pack 1 installed. I don't ...

Despite the plentiful information in Books Online and on the official “SQL Server 2000 Security” document Microsoft offers online, setting up a truly secure SQL Server remains a difficult task. In ...

Not sure if this is the correct place to ask this. I've set up a web server, bought a domain and got a free year of SSL from PositiveSSL. I've got everything set up and everything seems to be working ...

The next version of SQL Server, Microsoft’s flagship database product, will launch on June 1, the company announced today. The release follows Microsoft’s usual round of public previews and release ...

The solution to this problem is trivial and is left as an exercise for the reader. -- Standard textbook cookie How to solve particular security problems for an SSL-aware webserver is not always ...

Microsoft's relational database engine has had the same licensing model since 2012. The new version released this week brings significant changes that brings SQL Server closer to Azure SQL's licensing ...

The nice thing about standards is that there are so many to choose from. And if you really don't like all the standards you just have to wait another year until the one arises you are looking for. -- ...