Microsoft created a new cumulative patch for SQL Server 7.0 and SQL Server 2000. A fix for a new flaw involving extended stored procedures in SQL Server 7.0 and SQL Server 2000 prompted Microsoft to ...

Microsoft’s July 2025 Patch Tuesday fixes 137 vulnerabilities, including critical flaws in SQL Server, Netlogon, Office, and the .NET Framework. Microsoft’s July 2025 Patch Tuesday rollout delivered ...

Sometimes you become the accidental DBA, or you are the DBA by choice. Either way, you can choose to spend time working in SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) to look at things such as backups or the ...

In a previous article, I talked about getting started with managing SQL server using PowerShell and the Server Management Objects (SMO). While that was mostly spent making the connection and doing ...

Throughout this series of posts there have been a number of examples of how to use the SQL Server PowerShell provider. However, these were always in context with a specific task (i.e. automating ...

This month’s collection of fixes from Microsoft includes 86 patches — but at least there were no zero-day bugs. Microsoft released 86 patches this week with updates for Office, Windows, and SQL Server ...

Russell Smith is a technology consultant and trainer specializing in management and security of Microsoft server and client technologies. He is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer with more than 15 ...

A step-by-step guide to deploying, configuring, and testing a multi-AZ, multi-region SQL Server FCI in the Azure cloud, complete with a PowerShell script that handles the networking configuration.

Nearly every major product family needs immediate patching, from Windows to Office to Microsoft Edge, SQL Server, and even Microsoft Developer Tools.

Russell Smith is a technology consultant and trainer specializing in management and security of Microsoft server and client technologies. He is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer with more than 15 ...