In February 2017, Microsoft announced the general availability of Blob Auditing for Azure SQL Database. While auditing features were available before in Azure, this is a huge leap forward, especially in having more granular control over what audit records are captured. Before Blob Auditing, there was Table Auditing. This is something I like to equate to the C2 auditing feature of SQL Server. It’s only configurable options were ON or OFF. In reality, Table Auditing has a few more controls than that, but you get the idea. There was no way to audit actions against one specific table. Blob Auditing...
Continue reading...AzureRM Module Version
When working with the AzureRM PowerShell module, remember the module is constantly being updated to take advantage of new features added to Azure. To check the version of the AzureRM module currently installed on your system, use the following command. The screenshot below shows I am running version 1.4.0 and the output of Get-AzureRmSqlDatabaseAuditingPolicy command-let. Next, I install the latest AzureRM module. After the install is complete, I rerun the same commands. The screenshot below shows that I am now running version 3.8.0 followed by the same Get-AzureRmSqlDatabaseAuditingPolicy command-let. Notice the difference in the output? There are several differences, but in...
Continue reading...A Goal of Speaking at PASS Summit
Everyone has goals or at least they should have goals. As a young professional out of college, I had plenty of goals, but none of them involved SQL Server. I really had no idea of where I wanted my career to go other than working in IT. Finally in 2000, I stumbled upon an opportunity that started me down the career path of a DBA. It didn’t take long to realize I enjoy this type of work. Over the next decade, I learned a lot from my coworkers, training classes, and especially my mistakes. Yes, I really did drop the...
Continue reading...SQLPSX is Finally Getting Updated
The most current code is now on Github, with the Codeplex version being depreciated. You can read all about the planned updates from Mike Shepard. The Future of SQLPSX https://powershellstation.com/2016/07/13/the-future-of-sqlpsx/ SQLPSX Update https://powershellstation.com/2016/07/31/sqlpsx-update/
Continue reading...TSQL Tuesday #79 -SQL Server 2016 Launch Discovery Day (aka Hackathon)
The host for T-SQL Tuesday #79 is Michael J. Swart (b|t), and his topic of choice is to write about the new release of SQL Server 2016. This past weekend I attended the SQL Server 2016 Launch Discovery Day in Raleigh, NC. I have attended several SQL Server launch events over the years, but this one was quite different. While it wasn’t a real launch event, it was marketed as a hands-on event to learn about the newest release of SQL Server. The hands-on part for everyone to breakup into teams of five to solve a pre-determined problem. Basically, this was...
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