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
57 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
4 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
694 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
347 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
350 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
994 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
4 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
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...
2017-12-28
544 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
234 reads
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How Long is a Long I/O?
In SQL Server 2025, a long I/O is recorded in the error log with message 833. How long much an I/O request be outstanding before this message is written to the log?
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