When I (along with many other people) had a lot of trouble trying to install SQL Server Management Studio in an attempt to switch from the SQL Server 2008 R2 evaluation to the free Express version, I ...

AI is quickly reshaping the way administrators approach scripting, but for experienced PowerShell users, the real promise is not automation without expertise -- it's automation that amplifies it. In ...

Microsoft Threat Intelligence recently uncovered a methodical, sophisticated, and multi-layered attack, where a threat actor we track as Storm-2949 launched a relentless campaign with a singular focus ...

Deploy a SQL Server 2022 VM (or Arc-enable an existing SQL Server) with Defender for SQL enabled. Bootstrap a SQL login the simulator can authenticate with. Trigger all 7 attack scenarios ...

Using this template we can configure settings to optimize our SQL Server on Windows by the help of powershell scripts. Configure-Windows-Firewall-SQL-Ports.ps1 is used to to Configure Firewall Rules ...

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