Intro to Reading Event_File Target Data

Having covered the metadata for a deployed session from just about every angle (yes there is more on metadata that could...

Keep an eye on those Audit files!

This month’s T-SQL Tuesday (#71) is hosted by Sebastian Meine (b/t). He has picked an interesting security subject. SQL Server...

SQL server Encryption – Transparent Data Encryption

In the previous blogs we saw the use of certificates to encapsulate symmetric keys. How it benefits the user by...

A tSQLt Mistake – Debugging a Test

While I was working on a test the other day, it kept failing. Not a big surprise, but I couldn’t...

A tSQLt Mistake – Debugging a Test

While I was working on a test the other day, it kept failing. Not a big surprise, but I couldn’t...

Attending PASS Summit? Take a great Tuesday precon!

We’re just two weeks away from the PASS Summit in Seattle,  and there is most definitely still time to get...

Argenis Without Borders: Fun For a Good Cause

This is the second year of Argenis Without Borders and the second year that I’m taking part. Last year we...

Thank You for Attending my #SQLSatOrlando Session! Slides, Resources, Recording

SQL Saturday #442 in Orlando, FL has come and gone but what a turn out! The event was excellent, we...

Simplified Session Backups

I have demonstrated how to backup a deployed session to a script previously. In this article I demonstrate how to create Simplified Session Backups.
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