10/23/2026
by Marlon Ribunal
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I don’t currently manage Microsoft 365 Copilot in an enterprise environment, but it is one of those technologies that I want to understand better. As AI becomes part of the tools organizations use every day, there is more to learn … Continue reading
09/22/2026
by Marlon Ribunal
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The STIG is detailed, which is a good thing, but I found myself wanting something a little more practical for day-to-day DBA work. Something I could open, work through one item at a time, record what I found, and come back to later without having to navigate through the entire STIG document every time.
That led me to the idea of creating my own SQL Server security checklist. Continue reading
09/15/2026
by Marlon Ribunal
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When I put together the invitation for T-SQL Tuesday #202, I wasn’t sure what kind of stories would come out of it.
The topic was simple:
That one SQL Server outage you’ll never forget.
I expected stories about bad queries, failed deployments, storage problems, or maybe a database that decided to have a very bad day. What I got was much more interesting. Continue reading
