Government or corporate regulations may factor into the security of your database. Learn how to audit the database for logins and other interactions to track security on the database.
- [Narrator] Partly performance,…and partly security related,…auditing a database provides insight into…how the database is performing, but also how users are…interacting with the database.…Oftentimes there may be government or other regulatory…requirements for audits on a database, which makes this…an important topic.…Auditing an instance of SQL Server,…the database engine, or an individual database involves…tracking and logging events that occur…on the database engine.…SQL Server lets you create audits at the server level,…and at the database level.…
And they can contain server audit specifications…for server-level events and database audit specifications…for database-level events.…They track and log events either to files,…or to the security or application logs on the Windows…operating system.…So they can be written to either event logs or to files.…There are several types of auditing or several levels…of auditing for SQL Server depending on the government,…or regulatory standard requirements for your installation.…
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11/9/2016This course is also ideal for anybody preparing for the Administering a SQL Database Infrastructure (70-764) exam, one of two exams necessary to earn an MCSA: SQL 2016 Database Administration certification.
- Installation and configuration considerations
- Data storage strategies
- Configuring database instances
- Performance considerations
- Security considerations
- Managing roles and users
- Managing data
- High-availability options
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 7s
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1. Installation and Configuration
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Database storage strategies2m 53s
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Install SQL Server7m 32s
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Setting up the database4m 5s
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2. Database Instances
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Configure linked servers5m 38s
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3. Performance Considerations
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Using the profiler5m 41s
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Auditing the database7m 4s
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Resource governor5m 16s
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4. Security
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Manage roles3m 52s
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Manage server logins4m 53s
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Manage database users3m 36s
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Manage database roles2m 28s
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Implement server permissions4m 22s
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Logon triggers4m 17s
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5. Managing Data
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Backup demonstration5m 26s
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Moving database files4m 41s
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Ensure data integrity5m 43s
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6. High Availability Options
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Database replication9m 36s
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Log shipping5m 54s
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Database mirroring2m 16s
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Always On2m 32s
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Conclusion
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Next steps53s
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