Can someone quietly edit your audit table? With an append-only ledger and a stored digest, the answer becomes no, and you can prove it.
SQL Server emergency? Email pinal@sqlauthority.com with URGENT in the subject line.
SQL Agent Alerts for Severity 17 to 25 and Errors 823, 824, 825
Configure Agent alerts for serious severities and errors 823, 824 and 825, connect an operator to Database Mail, and test response delays.
SQL SERVER – How to Find Weak Passwords Using T-SQL?
After a hacker got in through the sysadmin account, a reader asked for help. Here is how to find weak passwords for SQL logins using T-SQL.
Interview Question of the Week #003 – How to Write Script for Database Cursor?
Write a database cursor with LOCAL FAST_FORWARD, understand cleanup and fetch status, and compare the loop with a set-based update.
SQL SERVER – Watching Table Variable Data in TempDB
Are table variables only in memory? I watch table variable data in TempDB to answer a reader’s questions on where it is stored and if it is logged.
Cost Threshold for Parallelism and MAXDOP: Setting Both Together
Review cost threshold for parallelism with MAXDOP, inspect NUMA layout and settings, then measure plans and waits after changes.
SQL SERVER – The Easy Functions of SQL Server – Notes from the Field #062
Kathi Kellenberger, the SQL author who got me hooked early in my career, explains some easy functions of SQL Server that many experts still do not know.
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