In most installations, SQL Server acts as the bottom layer in a standard application stack (user interface, middle tier, and database). Users rarely know what type of database they're using, let alone ...

SQL Server has a long list of roles for server, database, and applications that outline things like permissions, data selection and modification, and disk management. Examine how roles play a part in ...

Microsoft SQL Server installation is simple when system requirements and edition choices are planned.Choosing the right authentication mode, such as ...

Security is a longstanding priority for Microsoft across its products and offerings. In fact, SQL Server has pro­duced the fewest security vulnerabilities of all the major database platforms for many ...

Microsoft announced a lot of Azure SQL news at Ignite this month, but few as critical to application development security than the public preview of Always Encrypted with secure enclaves. Here's how ...

On the back-end I installed two database servers running SQL Server. The idea was to use NLB on the front-end for load balancing and Database Mirroring on the back-end for data protection and failover ...

BANGALORE, INDIA: Securing a database is always a top priority for a database professional, whatever capacity he might be working in, a database developer, administrator, designer or architect. Each ...

Idera, a provider of application and server management solutions announced the availability of SQL secure 2.7, the latest version of a solution that helps DBAs improve security and ensure compliance ...