Security analysts last week warned of a self-propagating worm targeting Microsoft Corp.’s SQL Server software. The worm, called SQLSnake, scans for and attacks Internet-connected SQL Server accounts ...

Guys I'm migrating a sql server 2000 database server to a knew sql2000 database server. I have already detached the databases from<BR>the old server and reattached them to the new server. The problem ...

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

Understand SQL Server Security SQL Server grew out of the UNIX world, and administrators maintained accounts (at that time) in a fashion similar to the "no domain" scenario in Windows. They created ...

Security analysts are warning of a self-propagating worm targeting Microsoft Corp.’s SQL Server software. The worm scans for and attacks Internet-connected SQL Server accounts that aren’t protected by ...

SQL Server 2005 introduced a means to enforce password and lockout policies for SQL Server login accounts when using SQL Server Authentication. SQL Server 2008 continues to do so. The SQL Server ...

Microsoft’s first major release of SQL Server in many years includes such sweeping improvements that it’s sometimes hard to see the old SQL Server underneath. Not a single area of the database remains ...

Microsoft today said its SQL Server is powering Loylty Rewardz, a provider of customer loyalty programs, to process more than 280 million customer loyalty accounts. In fact, Microsoft-powered ...

Use Windows accounts or groups whenever possible. SQL Server accounts are difficult to maintain and track, and SQL Server is a frequent target of hacker attacks. Here's one final piece of advice: Set ...