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Audit Logons with Extended Events

This article shows how to audit the logon events for SQL Server 2012 and beyond through the use of XEvents.
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IRL #7: Test Restores and CheckDB

My Pluralsight course for new SQL Server DBAs Problem: My client asked me for a way to automate test restores and CheckDB either ad hoc or on a schedule,...

2020-04-29 (first published: )

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The New Public Speaking

The need to transition to virtual speaking engagements is not easy for me. As someone who loves public speaking and delivering in person training, not being able to do...

2020-04-29

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The New Public Speaking

The need to transition to virtual speaking engagements is not easy for me. As someone who loves public speaking and delivering in person training, not being able to do...

2020-04-29

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TIL: Restore-DbaDatabase

(This post comes from one of our Junior DBAs – @SQLDork) If you haven’t read it already, i recently wrote a blogpost where i go over Backup-DbaDatabase, you can...

2020-04-29

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Question of the Day

The String Distance I

In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:

SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
Assume preview features are enabled.

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