In addition to rolling out patches to address two zero-days affecting SQL Server and .NET, Microsoft introduced Common Log File System hardening with signature verification. The team at Readiness each ...

Earnings call Microsoft delivered strong Q2 FY26 results with revenue of $81.3B (+17% YoY), EPS of $4.14 (+24% YoY), and Microsoft Cloud revenue surpassing $50B for the first time (+26% YoY).

Security failures rarely arrive loudly. They slip in through trusted tools, half-fixed problems, and habits people stop questioning. This week’s recap shows that pattern clearly. Attackers are moving ...

Who are these scripts for? You need to troubleshoot performance problems with SQL Server, and you need to do it now. You don't have time to track down a bunch of DMVs, figure out Extended Events, ...

Today is Microsoft's October 2025 Patch Tuesday, which includes security updates for 172 flaws, including six zero-day vulnerabilities. This Patch Tuesday also addresses eight "Critical" ...

I read something recently on LinkedIn about Deadlocks in SQL Server and how to monitor them. This reminded me of a script I wrote at the last place I worked that used the system_health Extended Event ...

Below is a cheat sheet that can be used for configuring SQL Server audit policies to log and detect potentially malicious behavior. It also includes some TSQL cheats for viewing the current audit ...

SQL Server's transaction log is a critical component of the database engine, ensuring data integrity and providing the ability to recover databases in the event of a failure. A lesser-known but ...

When you build a Power Apps canvas app there are many different data sources you can choose to use such as SharePoint, Microsoft Dataverse, SQL (on-premises), Azure SQL (online), Excel, and others ...