Despite the controls in place there always seems to be some change that is unknown or even some cowboy that makes changes as s/he sees fit and forgets to notify people or follow process.
How To: XEvents as Profiler
Quick and Easy XE for Azure DB
This is a very simple introduction into the creation of an Extended Event session using a template for Azure SQL DB. I demonstrate the use of the GUI to configure the session quickly and then to subsequently script that configuration before creating the session.
File Maintenance – Cleaning Up Old Files
We have all run into a need or a desire to clean up old stale files from the file system, whether it be to remove old backup files or flat files that are created from one process or another. And based on this need/desire, we have all come up with a method to help with achieve that goal.
Encrypting a Database Never Finishes
There is plenty of legislation and regulation in place these days that strongly suggest the encryption of data within a database. In SQL Server, we have the ability to comply with these regulations in a couple of different ways. This article will discuss one method for encryption.
T-SQL Tuesday Participation Over the Years
I have personally participated in quite a large number of these TSQL Tuesday events – despite not being every single one. This is a roundup of my personal participation across the years.