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Windows Server 2008 deploy within your environment securely!

Anonymous — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 06:00:00 GMT

Security - a major ingredient for every Enterprise to avoid the adversaries attempt to invade your customers’ networks and access their servers—to bring them down, infect them with viruses, or steal information about customers or employees, every day! The recent release of Windows Server 2008 from Microsoft will help them address these threats. To assist customers in taking full advantage of the rich security features in Windows Server 2008, Microsoft has developed the Windows Server 2008 Security...(read more)

SQL Server logins - enforce Password Expiration and policies

Anonymous — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT

Here is a quick snippet on enabling a SQL login to password expiration and password policies as per the Windows server: Open the SQL Server 2005 Management Studio. In the left pane, go to the desired server and navigate to the Security folder and expand it. Expand the Logins folder. Right-click on the desired login and click Properties . In the left pane of the Login Properties window, select General . Check if he Enforce password expiration checkbox is checked. Similarly to review the password policies...(read more)

Information and issues with Kerberos security within SQL Server 2005?

Anonymous — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT

What is the Kerberos Authentication? What are the security features difference between Windows 2000 and 2003 versions? How it is behaved within Failover Clustering? How to enable Kerberos Authentication Including SQL Server Virtual Servers on Server Clusters? Let us see how the user access to SQL Server resources is controlled by two separate mechanisms. The first one is authentication, which determines the identity of a user attempting to connect, based on a verifiable identifier. The second one...(read more)

More than 3GB memory is not used even though boot.ini has these switches on /3GB /PAE /AWE.

Anonymous — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT

Yet another AWE memory settings blog post here that I'm posting for the issues we have had recently. Before going into details review about 3GBPAE blurb here and also refer to this KBA274750 to enable more than 2GB memory within your SQL Server Enterprise edition instance. Coming to the problem on a server having 6GB RAM and having required Windows & SQL Server editions including enabled /3GB and /PAE switched in boot.ini file doesn't show or grow more than 3 gb. Due to this we are getting performance...(read more)

Disable SA account on a live SQL Server2005 instance, any drawbacks?

Anonymous — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT

Last week I have been delegated to finalize the security standards within a set of SQL 2005 instances that are used by a customer, though it is usual chores for me to apply industry best practices. On these SQL 2005 instances in particular I was more keen on applying "disabling SA account"! I was confronted by a Database developer that if there are any drawbacks to disabling the SA account in SQL Server 2005 and does it add true security value? So to benefit my stance I have given the following explanation:...(read more)

/3GB /PAE and AWE blurb what is it you hear within your environment?

Anonymous — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT

You might have come across a situation to have a better understanding on what /3GB or /PAE switch means that are referred in documentations and forums you go on. I will try my best to give you the notes what I have understood so far in this regard. From the available documentation on Technet & MSDN it is pretty informative that : The /3GB switch allocates 3 GB of virtual address space to an application that uses IMAGE_FILE_LARGE_ADDRESS_AWARE in the process header. This switch allows applications...(read more)

Disaster Recovery for Your Windows-based Applications

Anonymous — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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