SQL SERVER – Fix : Error : SQLDUMPER library failed initialization. Your installation is either corrupt or has been tampered with. Please uninstall then re-run setup to correct to correct this problem. in a modal dialog with the title SQL Writer

I often receive emails from reader requesting solution to following error: “SQLDUMPER library failed initialization. Your installation is either corrupt or has been tampered with. Please uninstall then re-run setup to correct to correct this problem.” in a modal dialog with the title “SQL Writer” While searching online there are…
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SQL SERVER – Interesting Observation of Logon Trigger On All Servers

I was recently working on security auditing for one of my clients. In this project, there was a requirement that all successful logins in the servers should be recorded. The solution for this requirement is a breeze! Just create logon triggers. I created logon trigger on server to catch all successful windows authentication as well SQL authenticated solutions. When I was done with this project, I made an interesting observation of executing a logon trigger multiple times. It was absolutely unexpected for me! As I was logging only once, naturally, I was expecting the entry only once. However, it did it multiple times on different threads – indeed an eccentric phenomenon at first sight!

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SQLAuthority News – Download Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Books Online (May 2009)

SQL Server 2008, the latest release of Microsoft SQL Server, provides a comprehensive data platform. Books Online is the primary documentation for SQL Server 2008. Books Online includes the following types of information: Setup and upgrade instructions. Information about new features and backward compatibility. Conceptual descriptions of the technologies and…
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