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Morris Lewis

Morris Lewis is the database administrator for Digichart, an application service provider for the healthcare industry. He is the author of SQL Server Security Distilled (2nd ed., Apress).
Email: morris@holistech.com

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Winning the Fragmentation Battle

By Morris Lewis, 01/25/2006

Table and database-file fragmentation are performance-killers that require ongoing vigilance to keep them in check. Learn about one DBA's creative methods for troubleshooting and ...

Relevant T-SQL Stored Procedures

By Morris Lewis, 12/29/2005

Here's a brief guide to the stored procedures mentioned in the main article as well as a few additional ones that the author used in his fragmentation solution.

Buyer's Guide: Backup and Restore Software

By Morris Lewis, 04/19/2005

Backup and recovery software offers fabulous new features to help you work safer and faster; but which software is best for you? Use this handy guide to narrow down your choices.

Lab Report: LiteSpeed and UltraBac

By Morris Lewis, 08/24/2004

For database backup, Imceda LiteSpeed for SQL Server and UltraBac give you backup to a hard disk and good data compression. LiteSpeed might be the fastest database-backup ...

Looking Forward

By Morris Lewis, 09/27/2002

Morris Lewis reflects on his tenure as a contributor to CertTutor.net UPDATE and reviews many of the lessons of the past 2 years.

How to Build a Snort Server

By Morris Lewis, 09/17/2002

IDSs are an important part of any network. One free, open-source tool for implementing an IDS is Snort.

MCSD.NET--Worth the Trouble?

By Morris Lewis, 09/13/2002

Morris Lewis wonders whether the new MCSD.NET certification is worth pursuing.

Trying Something New

By Morris Lewis, 08/30/2002

Morris Lewis offers his suggestions for getting the most out of Web-based seminar training and describes what kinds of training are best suited for beginning, intermediate, and ...

Adapting from C-Learning to E-Learning

By Morris Lewis, 08/02/2002

Morris Lewis explains that to evaluate e-training options, you should first consider the basic facts of adult learning.

CHANGES

By Morris Lewis, 07/19/2002

Morris Lewis describes how the training and certification business has changed over the past 2 years.

Guard Your Data with Kerberos

By Morris Lewis, 06/26/2002

All security operations in SQL Server depend on authentication and authorization. Kerberos authentication, the Windows 2000 default, offers identification of both the client and ...

IPSec vs. Kerberos

By Morris Lewis, 06/26/2002

Examine the strengths and weaknesses of each encryption method for the best security.

How Many Certifications Are Enough?

By Morris Lewis, 06/21/2002

Apparently, Microsoft's success with its certification program has spawned a new industry--certification.

The Cost of Ignorance

By Morris Lewis, 06/07/2002

Morris Lewis describes potential costs that companies might incur when they slash their training budgets too far.

Is Quality Job One?

By Morris Lewis, 05/24/2002

Morris Lewis discusses ways to evaluate quality when considering different training options.

Sharing Your Expertise

By Morris Lewis, 05/13/2002

Morris Lewis encourages readers to take a survey and help shape a new certification.

A Buyers' Market

By Morris Lewis, 04/26/2002

Morris Lewis offers suggestions for getting the most for your training dollars in today's market.

Keeping Up with the Black Hats

By Morris Lewis, 03/13/2002

You need to stay on top of new technology to do your job well. Morris Lewis, Guest Editor, shares his view about the Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC) security ...

Keeping Up with the Black Hats

By Morris Lewis, 03/08/2002

Adding a Bit of Reality to Certification

By Morris Lewis, 03/01/2002

Morris Lewis discusses the Global Information Assurance Certification's (GIAC's) Security Engineer certification.



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