Comments on: Most DBAs do not apply security patches http://www.slaviks-blog.com/2008/01/17/most-dbas-do-not-apply-security-patches/ Slavik's Blog Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:21:01 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Slavik http://www.slaviks-blog.com/2008/01/17/most-dbas-do-not-apply-security-patches/comment-page-1/#comment-1009 Slavik Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:20:28 +0000 http://www.slaviks-blog.com/2008/01/17/most-dbas-do-not-apply-security-patches/#comment-1009 I hear you anonymous. Well, at least now you can comfort yourself by knowing that you're not alone :-) Now, seriously, take a look at our Hedgehog. We have a free version as well... Slavik I hear you anonymous. Well, at least now you can comfort yourself by knowing that you’re not alone :-) Now, seriously, take a look at our Hedgehog. We have a free version as well…

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]]> By: anon http://www.slaviks-blog.com/2008/01/17/most-dbas-do-not-apply-security-patches/comment-page-1/#comment-1008 anon Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:08:17 +0000 http://www.slaviks-blog.com/2008/01/17/most-dbas-do-not-apply-security-patches/#comment-1008 You gave some reasons why cpu's are not applied. Here's another one: as a DBA I often have to get deep down on my knees to have a password on a new (by clients requested) account that is different than the username. Sometimes I win, sometimes I get overruled and I don't win. And bosses keep nagging about those critical patch updates. I tell them to get a few extra DBA's on a team of a handfull, have long meetings about patching, beg for downtime, comunicate with clients, beg for downtime again, patching during the nights, and we can all pretend it's perfectly safe then. Oh well, it would take at least 3 months to cover all databases, and then we can start over again. The anonymous and frustrated DBA. You gave some reasons why cpu’s are not applied. Here’s another one: as a DBA I often have to get deep down on my knees to have a password on a new (by clients requested) account that is different than the username. Sometimes I win, sometimes I get overruled and I don’t win. And bosses keep nagging about those critical patch updates. I tell them to get a few extra DBA’s on a team of a handfull, have long meetings about patching, beg for downtime, comunicate with clients, beg for downtime again, patching during the nights, and we can all pretend it’s perfectly safe then. Oh well, it would take at least 3 months to cover all databases, and then we can start over again.

The anonymous and frustrated DBA.

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