There are two types of roles, one for the server and one for the database. Server roles are groups that allow you to control the management of SQL Server. They allow you to grant others the rights to ...

Examine the similarities and differences between Windows security and SQL Server security and you'll find that most of the concepts you already know from managing a network will map quite nicely into ...

Idera, a provider of application and server management solutions announced the availability of SQL secure 2.7, the latest version of a solution that helps DBAs improve security and ensure compliance ...

Hoping to pull from the hive mind on this one. I'm wondering if there is a way for someone to be able to do maintenance work on a sql server without actually being able to look at the data. What kind ...

Because SQL Server manages security identifiers (SIDs) for any user logging into SQL Server, you risk "orphaning" users when you do a restore. It's a common problem, and here's why. Typically, ...

SQL Server 2022: Here’s what you need to know Your email has been sent Three decades on, SQL Server is still a database workhorse that powers both an internal line ...