SQL Server 2008 has some great new features. One of them is the new auditing capability. Now we can audit at the server, database and table level according to specifications provided by the DBA.

So what are my favorite features of “Katmai”? Let’s take a look… 10. SQL Auditing: the ability to audit at the server, database and table levels. Need an Audit? SQL Server 2008 is your ...

SQL Server used to rely on C2 auditing, profiler or server side traces, or DML and DDL triggers. These solutions either imposed too much overhead on database performance, or required a lot of ...

Still, SQL Server 2000 does conform with the C2-level auditing required by certain government users. Let’s take a quick look at the evolution of SQL Server auditing, then dive into its capabilities.