SQL Server in the Cloud

I read “The no spin details on the new SDS features” article earlier today. It is about SQL Data Services (SDS)  and the acceleration of the release of relational database functionality. As a “part-time” SQL Server DBA, I’m still trying to wrap my head around this one:

Most importantly for developers, this means symmetric SQL Server

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Encrypting SQL Server 2005 Backups

There just doesn’t seem to be an elegant way to encrypt SQL Server 2005 backups. It certainly isn’t a built-in option and I’ve been spending time this week trying to think up something “elegant” to accomplish this.

Allow me to share today’s journey with you.

First Take

Many moons ago I didn’t bother with encrypting my database backups.

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A Question of Web Security

Sometimes I have to admit gaps in my knowledge, no matter how much it pains me! I’m not a specialist but more of a jack of all trades, so bear with me here. I know some very smart folks read here and I’m hoping some will pipe up.

Hello Lazyweb, question time again.

Among

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WordPress 2.3.2 Released – Security

This past Friday I saw a post at CyberNet News about a WordPress vulnerability related to how future dated posts (and drafts?) could be seen by non-authorized folks.

Yesterday a new version (2.3.2) of WordPress was released and Peter Westwood offers details on what’s all involved. Definitely worth a read if you’re curious about what

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Playing with Zoho Creator

In yesterday’s post, I mentioned that I was experimenting with Zoho Creator a bit. I spent a couple hours with it last night and several more today and thought I’d take a moment to share.

First off, let me preface all this with: Zoho Creator is not the answer I’m looking for — at least not

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