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Pre/Post Cons for the PASS Summit

I woke up this morning to find Kathi Kellenberger disagreeing with Andy Leonard’s blog on picking the pre/post conference speakers. I read through both, and found myself in the middle of the debate. I sense from frustration from Andy, and … Continue reading

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Why Doesn’t My Audit Track Anything

When you create a server audit, one of the things that might surprise you is that the audit doesn’t record data. So you create an audit for failed logins, as I did recently. You then login: Using a bad password … Continue reading

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Memorial Day

A holiday in the US, commemorating the men and women who have died in the service of our country. Most years in the US, I’ve spent the day with family, starting summer, and while we remember those in the military, … Continue reading

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Auditing Failed Logins – SQL Server 2008

I wrote about setting up a basic server audit recently. That showed about how a server level audit is set up, but that’s a just a shell. The audit itself is just a container in which you can store various … Continue reading

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