August 2012 – Sven Aelterman

Google Password Strength Indicator: Weak?

Many people have their opinion about passwords and the role they should or should not play in information security. I have an opinion too, but I also realize that today, passwords are simply necessary and we should keep trying to educate end-users about the importance of strong passwords and not re-using them (which is very … Continue reading Google Password Strength Indicator: Weak?

Developer Events, FILESTREAM, FileTable, SQL Server 2012

Steel City SQL Server Users Group Presentation

On Tuesday, I delivered a new talk to the Birmingham, AL SQL Server Users Group (a PASS chapter): Configuring and Managing FILESTREAM and FileTable in SQL Server 2012. We had a good turnout, and despite having some trouble pasting UNC paths in Windows 8's Windows Explorer, I think I got some important points about FILESTREAM … Continue reading Steel City SQL Server Users Group Presentation

FILESTREAM, SQL Server 2012

FILESTREAM with Multiple Data Containers (Files)

In the last blog post about FILESTREAM, I discussed the impact of the MAXSIZE setting for the data container. I encourage you to review that blog post first. This time, let's review a new feature that was added in SQL Server 2012: the ability to have multiple data containers in a single filegroup. This feature … Continue reading FILESTREAM with Multiple Data Containers (Files)

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