SQL Server Audit is an efficient way to track and log events that occur within the database engine. For on-premises or IaaS environments, those audits can only be stored in a binary file, the Windows Application log, or the Windows Security log. Most customers I have worked with over the years store the audits in a binary file because of the limitations of the Windows Event logs. Reading the contents of an audit event file can be accomplished using either Management Studio or the T-SQL function, sys.fn_get_audit_file. However, sometimes a customer may want to use a third-party tool to read...
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