Linux kernel privilege escalation exploit DirtyClone (CVE-2026-43503) is publicly documented: JFrog published a working attack walkthrough Thursday showing how any local user can gain root on ...

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, ...

Earnings call Microsoft delivered a robust Q1 FY26, with revenue up 18% YoY to $77.7B, cloud revenue up 26% to $49.1B, and EPS up 23% to $4.13, all exceeding expectations. Management raised FY26 CapEx ...

Why is the language developers and DBAs use to organize data such a mess? Here are 13 reasons we wish we could quit SQL, even though we probably won't. For all its popularity and success, SQL is a ...

Earnings call Microsoft delivered a record Q4 and FY25, with Q4 revenue of $76.4B (+18% YoY) and annual revenue of $281B (+15% YoY). Microsoft Cloud annual revenue reached $168B (+23% YoY), Azure ...

You can connect Access tables to SQL Server using ODBC. This lets you use live data without moving it. Linking means your Access database connects to SQL Server. Any changes you make show up right ...

Zig is a popular systems-oriented language that is serious about replacing C. Here's what you need to know about Zig. The Zig programming language continues its gradual advance into the world of ...

Windows may get all the attention, but when you want to get real work done, you turn to the applications that run on it. And if you use spreadsheets, that generally means Excel. Excel is, of course, ...

Any analysis of the current state of Antarctic diplomacy inevitably touches on the how the requirement to obtain consensus within the two main bodies of the Antarctic Treaty System (ATS) affects and ...

Fixes for critical bugs, such as data loss or memory corruption Changes absolutely needed by internally supported leveldb clients. These typically fix breakage introduced by a language/standard ...

Several years ago I documented Windows updates that needed additional registry keys to be set before you are fully patched. These updates can be hard to keep track of. Microsoft recently released ...