xEvents is likely a good way to trace this. You can limit to just the alter user event for sa. Something like the following:

/*
================================================================================
  Extended Events...

https://www.sqlservercentral.com/forums/topic/spam-issues-may-2026

Lol, that's an expensive use of creating a report and sticking it in a table. Is this a one time thing? IF so, not sure it makes sense to store...

OK, I know it's been a long few days here, with a ton of SPAM posts. We've deactivated a bunch of accounts and set some additional delays to prevent posts...

We're always playing catchup. I've had a ton of spam submissions today too. Someone is trying something new

There definitely is a place for both.

I think moving faster is good, but, as Jeff noted, you have to know what you want to move faster and evaluate the outputs. For repeatable stuff, where I know...

I think things are likely deterministic-ish. In the same way that

select * from lookuptable

is often deterministic. It's not unless it's

select * from lookuptable
order by...

There isn't a good way to measure the effectiveness, mostly because the results from LLMs are not deterministic. Using multiple models is mostly to try and understand how different they...

Definitely learn Linux. I miss working with Unix, and while I'm very comfortable in Windows, being comfortable with common *nix utilities and how to navigate is important.

I can see lots...

While our administrations are temporary, the bureaucracy isn't, and a lot of our government legal stuff is caught up there. So I'd suspect that the legal mechanisms that allow the...

I'd like to think various regions or even countries would want to reduce dependence on tech they can't control. The US companies are subject to US law, including subpoenas, so...

There is definitely no magic.

It is certainly hard to track and ensure everyone knows policy. Multiple meetings help. Even in Redgate, with 600 people, I see this. People set a rule, they think they've...

Have to submit a feedback item to MS on this.

https://feedback.azure.com/d365community/forum/04fe6ee0-3b25-ec11-b6e6-000d3a4f0da0