Failed to Create the Audit File
One day while checking things for clients, I happened across a fun little error message - "SQL Server Audit failed to create the audit file". It just so happens...
2017-12-31
56 reads
Jason Brimhall
An Introduction to Templates
Templates are a powerful tool in so many trades and crafts. From decals and stickers all the way up to the largest cruise ships in the world, templates can...
2017-12-30
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An Introduction to Templates
Templates are a powerful tool in so many trades and crafts. From decals and stickers all the way up to...
2017-12-30
693 reads
An Introduction to Templates
Templates are a powerful tool in so many trades and crafts. From decals and stickers all the way up to...
2017-12-30
346 reads
Audit Domain Group and User Permissions
No matter how simple the task or how versed we are with doing a security audit, it seems like we...
2017-12-29
348 reads
Audit Domain Group and User Permissions
No matter how simple the task or how versed we are with doing a security audit, it seems like we...
2017-12-29
992 reads
Audit Domain Group and User Permissions
No matter how simple the task or how versed we are with doing a security audit, it seems like we can always stand to learn just a little bit...
2017-12-29
3 reads
Correlate Trace and XE Events
Several years back, when Extended Events was brand new, it was downright painful to try and convert the classic Profiler or Server Side trace to something meaningful and useful...
2017-12-28
2 reads
Correlate Trace and XE Events
Several years back, when Extended Events was brand new, it was downright painful to try and convert the classic Profiler...
2017-12-28
542 reads
Correlate Trace and XE Events
Several years back, when Extended Events was brand new, it was downright painful to try and convert the classic Profiler...
2017-12-28
233 reads
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Question of the Day
UNISTR Basics
What does this code return in SQL Server 2025+? (assume the database has an appropriate collation)
SELECT UNISTR('Hello 4E16754C') AS 'A Classic';
A: 
B: 
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