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What is Manageability? Control Reliability Automation Predictability

Why the need to change?

SQL Server 2008 Manageability Overview Configure Scale Monitor Report Troubleshoot Tune Audit

MANAGEMENT STUDIO

Facets Conditions Policies Policy-Based Management Categories Targets

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Programmatic Management Command Line, SQLCmd Server Management Objects (SMO) Powershell

Performance Tuning Existing Tools −SQL Trace −Performance counters Tune under pressure Historical performance Data Collection Existing Tools −SQL Trace −Performance counters Tune under pressure Historical performance Data Collection

Data providers SQL Trace Performance Counters Transact-SQL Low overhead data collection Management Data Warehouse Centralized data storage Comprehensive reporting End-to-End System Health Insight Performance Studio

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What happened to my Database? Change Tracking Change Data Capture (Keith) Audit

Audit Feature Comparison Change TrackingChange Data Capture (CDC)Auditing ScopeDML Certain DDL Login, Logout DML, Select DDL Permissions (grant, etc.) Change Data Net-changes – a row changed Primary key values only All changes All column values All changes Action Target Success/failure Change Info DML Operation, Columns Updated DML Operation, Columns Updated, Transaction info When Who Change Availability Immediate - inline with DML Later - separate capture process reads the transaction log Extended Events Key Scenarios Sync Applications: one- way or two-way Incremental ETL for data warehouse Auditing / Compliance EditionsAll editionsEnterprise edition only

Audit Security Event Log Application Event Log File system 0..1 Server audit specification per Audit object 0..1 DB audit specification per database per Audit object CREATE SERVER AUDIT SPECIFICATION SvrAC TO SERVER AUDIT HIPAA_Audit ADD (FAILED_LOGIN_GROUP); CREATE SERVER AUDIT SPECIFICATION SvrAC TO SERVER AUDIT HIPAA_Audit ADD (FAILED_LOGIN_GROUP); CREATE DATABASE AUDIT SPECIFICATION AuditAC TO SERVER AUDIT HIPAA_Audit ADD (SELECT ON Customers BY public) CREATE DATABASE AUDIT SPECIFICATION AuditAC TO SERVER AUDIT HIPAA_Audit ADD (SELECT ON Customers BY public) Server Audit Specification Server Audit Action Database Audit Components Database Audit Specification Database Audit Action File

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