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  • Blog Post: Microsoft Free Software – a personal top ten

    You might think this will would make for a really short article post but actually  there’s a  huge amount of free tools and resource out there and I have had to restrict myself to a top ten across the server and client,  based on what Simon and I have used.  So please feel free to...
    on22 May 2013

  • Blog Post: Evaluate This–File Classification

    In my last post & screen cast I showed how Dynamic Access Control (DAC) worked; the business of matching a users claims to the properties of a file (Resource Property in DAC), however the problem then becomes how do I correctly tag my files so that DAC works.  You shouldn’t necessarily be doing...
    on19 Mar 2013

  • Blog Post: Evaluate This – Dynamic Access Control

    Managing users access to the right files is a pain on any OS, the best that’s going ot happen is that no one will complain about not having access to a file while none of your sensitive company data gets into the wrong hands.  In a traditional hierarchical business life was pretty easy you had a...
    on14 Mar 2013

  • Blog Post: Contain your Enthusiasm

    You may be aware that I am still keen on SQL Server and despite the changing nature of my role at Microsoft I still try and keep my hand in with the latest version.  One thing I overlooked until I did SQL Relay was contained database security which is easy to use and can make your life a lot easier...
    on29 May 2012

  • Blog Post: Hyper-V security

    Curiously one of the topics we hardly ever get asked about at our IT Camps is security in Hyper-V.  Perhaps it’s because you all have total confidence in our approach security, or you already have the facts to hand, but more likely is that you forgot to ask about because it’s not top of your agenda...
    on11 May 2012

  • Blog Post: Anti-Virus and Hyper-V, Yes or No?

    The parent operating system in Hyper-V is windows server and it’s a relatively simple matter to install your standard anti-malware tools on it, but is this a good idea? You can in fact install all sorts of applications and roles in the parent/physical operating system, and the guidance from Microsoft...
    on9 Nov 2011

  • Blog Post: SQL Server 2012 and the private cloud

    Putting up a marketing slide that says SQL Server is a good private cloud citizen is good marketing, but what’s in the box to back the claim up? My top three would be: Windows Server core .  Patching is a major maintenance problem with lots of virtual machines, and server core cuts that in half...
    on1 Nov 2011

  • Blog Post: Microsoft Virtual Academy

    I don’t think data centre management or the private cloud is particularly difficult to learn, but it could be easier to find out where to start.  Of course if your focus is virtualisation or you only make tools in this space then your site should make this journey pretty straight forward. ...
    on24 Mar 2011

  • Blog Post: The future of the Domain Controller–A guest pot by John Donnelly

    Andrew asked a really interesting question back in December about the future of domain controllers. I’d like to point out two complementary paths that may converge in the future and work out a possible user story for them. The first path is represented by Active Directory Federation Services. ADFS v2...
    on27 Jan 2011

  • Blog Post: Microsoft BI and Kerberos

    I was briefing a bunch of partners the other day, and during coffee I went off piste and did a short overview of my presentation “It’s not about the Technology” to the BI MSc course at Dundee University.  However sometimes technology does get in the way especially when it comes to implementation...
    on5 Dec 2010

  • Blog Post: Why I use IE9

    The obvious answer to this question is I am an evangelist who works fro Microsoft and while that is true just bear with me for a paragraph or two. You’ll probably like the speed and clean looks of this incarnation of IE, you might like the side by side comparison option by tearing off tabs, or the fact...
    on25 Oct 2010

  • Blog Post: Microsoft Support Calls

    3 basic life skills: You don’t give your car keys or house keys to strangers.  You only trust certain friends and family to look after your young children while you go out for dinner.  You only let people fiddle with your computer you trust. I mention the last one because there are increasing...
    on19 Oct 2010

  • Blog Post: System Centre Configuration Manager 2007 R3– going for green

    I have never heard of an R3 of a Microsoft product before so I wanted to know more about what’s in SCCM 2007 R3 now it’s been released.  First of all the R3 suffix is about Microsoft being clear on the differences between release service packs etc.  A release is about added functionality without...
    on18 Oct 2010

  • Blog Post: Desktop Security - one size doesn’t fit all

    If you follow this blog you’ll realise that every couple of weeks I mention TechNet ON . This one stop portal changes its focus every couple of weeks and this time the focus is on desktop security.  I am not going to try and rework any of the resources as they are all pretty obvious and well written...
    on14 Oct 2010

  • Blog Post: Internet Safety for adults

    I did an internet safety presentation to the association for retired police officers on Friday, and it still amazes me  how little my generation know about social media and the internet in general.  There are basically three camps when it comes to awareness of the dangers the internet poses...
    on6 Oct 2010

  • Blog Post: Microsoft security update reliability

    The security community continually despairs of how bad we are at keeping our systems up to date with the latest security updates be they from Microsoft, Oracle, Adobe etc. In fact this trend probably matches the classic bell curve of adoption of any new technology so there are a few early adopters, the...
    on13 Sep 2010

  • Blog Post: Windows 7 for friends and family

    It’s not always Microsoft’s fault… For the last month or so, my mum’s Asus Revo mini desktop PC thing kept starting windows repair intermittently on boot and her local tech support man (I couldn’t get down to her) thought Windows updates were the problem.  Also when it did power up it was taking...
    on6 Sep 2010

  • Blog Post: The curious case of the Trusted Protection Module

    I am keen on insurance and I am more interested in the claims process when things do go wrong, than in the cost of the premium.  In IT the same thing should apply , the level of protection should be driving force in any decision on how to look after your your data rather than the cost of the solution...
    on19 Aug 2010

  • Blog Post: Careless Talk costs…

      Online phishing scams are a bit passe these days, and organised crime is still keen on traditional methods for getting their hands on your identity and credit card details.  This is simple economics (even criminals have to keep down overheads in a tough economy) , based on who is likely to...
    on28 Jun 2010

  • Blog Post: Cloud Security

    The biggest blocker to public cloud usage is concern about security and privacy.  This usually falls into one or all of these particular concerns: Do I trust cloud provider X to look after my data? Can I legally use cloud provider X given the regulatory framework in the UK? Can I setup good security...
    on16 Jun 2010

  • Blog Post: What is ADFS, and why you should care?

    Active Directory Federated Services (ADFS) doesn’t sound like the most exciting topic for a post, but I am going to post on it anyway precisely because it is boring. First let me log in to windows with a Live ID.. You’ll notice I have used my Microsoft alias to sign in, and I haven’t entered my password...
    on8 Jun 2010

  • Blog Post: A last word on Policy based Management

    If I search my blog for Policy Based Management in SQL Server, I notice there are a fair few posts on the matter. I am not going to apologise for this as it’s a vital tool in any DBA’s armoury in the world of ever increasing databases compliance and risk management.  My blog is also like paging...
    on25 May 2010

  • Blog Post: Windows 7 x64 proving that you can have fun and be secure

    The latest Security Intelligence Report SIRv8 has just landed with a thud in my in box, (you can get yours here ) .  I am not going to regurgitate it wholesale but I wanted to draw your attention to a couple of things.. Windows x64 RTM is the most secure OS in this list closely followed by Windows...
    on28 Apr 2010

  • Blog Post: Data Governance with SQL Server

    I thought it would be good to write up my talk at the IT Manager TechDays last week, as I get a fair number of questions and the information is not always easy to find. First let me explain what I mean by Governance: It is the policies, best practices, enforcement and training needed to address the compliance...
    on26 Apr 2010

  • Blog Post: Spotting Databases

    SQL Server has a habit of popping up here and there without you necessarily knowing about it. This is a testament to its versatility and how it will generally just keep on going often without support from the IT team. However in age of auditors, risk management and compliance, you do really need to...
    on30 Mar 2010
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