Log Files from Different Sources
While working with Extended Events, or with any sort of logging or tracing utility, it becomes critical to consume the data from disparate sources or even to consume the...
2015-12-30
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Jason Brimhall
Histograms and Events
The last few articles covered the pair_matching target and some uses and details that go along with it. For a...
2015-11-03 (first published: 2015-10-22)
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Tricks and Treats with XE
With the proximity to Halloween, it's not hard (knowing me) to figure out why I originally decided to terminate this series on the Eve of Halloween day. Join me...
2015-10-30
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Tricks and Treats with XE
Halloween is a great time of year. It is unfortunate that it is just one day of the year. That...
2015-10-30
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Default Sessions
So I have blasted through a lot of technical articles about Extended Events. There is a lot of groundwork that...
2015-10-29
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Default Sessions
The focus of this article will be to introduce the default sessions deployed with SQL Server. Some of these are internal and "private" while others are more "public" and...
2015-10-29
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Azure SQL Database
What hasn't received any TLC is Extended Events from the Azure SQL Database perspective. You may be wondering why it matters since I just said that Extended Events is...
2015-10-28
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Azure SQL Database
So far I have strictly focused on Extended Events for SQL Server installations. This means I have been looking at Extended...
2015-10-28
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Exposure to Internals
The premise of the article today is to get a little exposure to some of the internals that may cause a bit of curiosity for you. I will share...
2015-10-27
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Exposure to Internals
For me, some of the most fun stuff with SQL Server is diving deep into the internals. Diving into the...
2015-10-27
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Blogs
SQL Server Security: Always Encryption
By Vinay Thakur
As discussed introduction of Always Encryption blog and initial Encryption at rest as TDE...
SQL Server Security – TDE Encryption
By Vinay Thakur
Transparent Data Encryption(TDE): TDE was initially introduced in SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition; this...
A Las Vegas Break
By Steve Jones
Only a little break for me. I’m actually heading to Las Vegas today for ...
Forums
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Migrate SSRS Reports to PowerBI Report Server in SQL Server 2025
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Question of the Day
Identities and Sequences III
When thinking of the Identity property for auto incrementing columns and sequences for the same action, which can be used with the BIGINT data type?
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