How do I check my SQL Server Activity Monitor?
To use the Activity Monitor, type “Ctrl-Alt-A” or click the icon within the SSMS toolbar. You can use the Activity Monitor to get real-time insights into the demand on your SQL Server instance. The “Overview” section shows four graphs that display work and resource metrics in real time.
What is audit query?
In the context of database systems with data disclosure poli- cies, auditing queries is the process of inspecting queries that have been answered in the past and determining whether these answers could have been pieced together by a user to infer confidential information.
Is it possible to audit an entire SQL Server instance?
Depending on whether you want to audit the activity on an entire SQL Server instance or just a particular database you will choose between Server Audit Specification or Database Audit Specification
Is there way to record SQL Server audit action groups?
SQL Server Audit provides the tools and processes you must have to enable, store, and view audits on various server and database objects. You can record server audit action groups per-instance, and either database audit action groups or database audit actions per database.
How does Azure SQL auditing work on the server?
Enabling auditing on the database, in addition to enabling it on the server, does not override or change any of the settings of the server auditing. Both audits will exist side by side. In other words, the database is audited twice in parallel; once by the server policy and once by the database policy.
How to enable or disable audit in SQL Server?
In the drop-down list for Audit Action Type, you can see all actions that can be audited using SQL Server Auditing In this dialog, you will specify the user accounts to be monitored. Database audit specifications are disabled, by default. To enable them, select this option in the context menu