On Friday, 15 February 2013 07:53:15 UTC, Cathy wrote:   
   > Had a quick look at apexsql demo, looks nice but still requires me   
   > to enter all server names. Thing is in a large organisation like ours,   
   > others could be deploying sql servers without informing me,   
      
   Can you make your firewall block any SQL Server port that it doesn't   
   know about, so that they have to ask your permission to have one?   
      
   Maybe use the firewall as the source of the current list of   
   SQL Server names?   
      
   (Then, would they be able to install sneaky extra instances without   
   telling you?)   
      
   Presumably someone's buying /licences/ for all your SQL Servers,   
   so could you get the information from the company accounting   
   system?   
      
   Or, get hold of one of those viruses that runs amuck on all the   
   SQL Servers on a network, and rewrite it to do what you want -   
   Blaster or Slammer or something.  Of course there's a bit of a   
   risk that it harvests the details of every SQL Server on   
   planet Earth for you.  Then you can take care of all our backups   
   as well...   
      
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