Mike Walsh, Author at SQL Server Consulting

“Ex-Admin Deletes All Customer Data and Wipes Servers”

by Mike Walsh | Jun 10, 2017 | SQL Server DBA, Straight Up SQL Server Tips, Syndicate

My headline is borrowed from a headline on bleepingcomputer.com. This just happened to a Dutch hosting provider in 2017. You can read the article. Actually, you must read the article. If you didn’t here’s the basic gist: An administrator quits or was fired...

Hey Techies – Get Out of Debt

by Mike Walsh | Jun 2, 2017 | Career, DBA, Life Lessons

How do you eat an elephant? I’ll tell you at the end if you don’t already know. In the meantime let’s talk about another elephant – the one in the room – you are in debt. In some way, you’re probably in debt right now. Maybe you owe...

Don’t be too Afraid to Grow Your Career

by Mike Walsh | May 26, 2017 | Career, Farm Lessons, Professional Development

What are you afraid of trying? Most people who are great at something were afraid before they started, too. Sure everyone does different things with their fears. And some people just don’t have that fear, but I bet most do. In this quick video, I talk about a...

You are Free: Career Lessons from a farm fence

by Mike Walsh | May 11, 2017 | Uncategorized

When I put Database technology down, I run a 20-acre farm with my family. I love it. It’s fun watching the kids learn from the experience. It’s fun learning my own life lessons and illustrations from the chores and animals. A farm scare today made me...

SQL Server Security Basics

by Mike Walsh | Feb 15, 2017 | Security, StraightUpTips, Syndicate

This isn’t the complete guide to securing a SQL Server, but these are some of the more common things I bump into and wish I wouldn’t when it comes to SQL Server Security. Read these practices, understand them by searching the web or come here and ask me...