As a bonus, when a valid certificate is installed on a SQL Server 2000 host, the server can encrypt all authentication packets even when SSL data encryption isn’t being used.

SQL Server 2000 offers two security modes: Windows Authentication Mode and Mixed Mode. Windows Authentication Mode requires the user to be authenticated by NT or Win2K and is the new default for SQL ...

A new feature in the general availability release of SQL Server 2022’s setup configuration adds an option to select PAYG hourly billing, if you connect to Azure via an Azure Arc agent.

I've got a SQL server that I'm reviewing that uses mixed mode authentication. I have an entry in the syslogins table that lists a user with a NULL password, this user is an NTUser that does have ...

However, when you’re running SQL Server on-premises and configuring a hybrid architecture for DR, there are additional operational elements you should take into consideration.

I just came across the issue of building up a SQL Server 2005 on a standalone copy of Win2003 and then joining the box to a domain later if there will be any issues. A quick google search turns up ...

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Instead of using SQL Server Management Studio to bridge the gap, as used in Azure SQL Database, Microsoft's free SQL Server Data Tools (which can be downloaded here) will be used instead. The improved ...

You have no control over CPU, memory, or storage configuration, but you still manage schemas, indexes, statistics, and query optimization. Any organization considering SQL Azure should be aware of ...

SQL Server 2019 CTP 2.1 SQL Server 2019 is still at the preview stage, although it's now reached Community Technology Preview (CTP) 2.1, according to Rohan Kumar, Microsoft's corporate vice president ...