xp_cmdshell is not the problem
You’ve heard xp_cmdshell is a security hole, right? It is NOT. The true danger to any SQL Server shop is unchecked SQL administrator rights!
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Effortless multi-instance search in SQL Server
“Here’s an easy one,” the boss said. I tensed my toes inside my shoes, knowing it would NOT be an easy one. “Let’s get a look at the amount of space the databases are taking up.” There’s a short silence. I say, calmly, “Which databases?” “Oh, all of them.” This…is NOT an easy one. It …
Prevent the next data breach
Dozens of major data breaches have occurred in the last fifteen years. Each one illustrates the massive cost – both in dollars and in reputation – of lax security. Consider: Uber in 2016 – Hackers downloaded more than 25 million drivers’ and customers’ personal information; the cover-up and resulting claims alone cost $148 million. Equifax …
These five SQL tools are essential for 2020
The tech world is just beginning to adapt to the “new normal”, and we’re all adjusting. Your best toolkit for 2020 will include these five downloads, which you should get and install *today*.
Incoming: your SQL Server care package
We’re gifting you a few good things: MinionWare Office Hours, free enterprise software, and free things out in the wild. Plus pictures of puppies.
This just in: Managing disk space is a pain
Minion Enterprise solves these three major pain points for disk space management: data collection, alerting, and projecting. Now it takes minutes, not hours!
Webinar: Audit SQL Server Security!
The webinar “Audit SQL Server Security” has passed. Watch the recording here! You can also contact our team at Sales@MinionWare.net for questions, personalized demos, and a trial. SQL Server audits come in many forms. There’s the basic inventory, “what exactly do we have and what versions?” audit, for general use and SQL Server licensing. Recurring security audits, …
Protect your Environment with Real Enterprise Management
Contact our team at Sales@MinionWare.net for questions, demos, and trials. Databases aren’t well understood by folks outside of the data professional world. SQL Server especially has a nice-looking interface, which makes database administration look easy. It isn’t easy. So how does a small DBA team manage an enterprise of ten, or a hundred, or 500 …
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Automate SQL Server error log alerting with Minion Enterprise
Minion Enterprise (ME) is our tool for auditing, managing, and alerting on SQL Server instances and servers. With ME, you can automate custom SQL Server error log searches! One of the features is the error log search alert. The Error Log Search module allows you to set up specific error log search terms in the dbo.ErrorLogSearch table. This …
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Minion Enterprise has a shiny new interface!
The short, short version: Minion Enterprise has a beautiful new GUI we want to show you! Sign up for the January 15 webinar here. And now, at normal speed… Minion’s command line origins Years ago, our resident visionary and original MidnightDBA Sean McCown was the only DBA for a company with over 1,000 SQL Server …