In the upcoming version of ApexSQL Audit 2017 R3 we will be adding some key new features
April 26, 2017ApexSQL Audit 2017 – Product update alert
ApexSQL Audit 2017 has been released
About ApexSQL Audit: ApexSQL Audit is a SQL Server auditing tool with a wide range of features for auditing access, changes, and security on SQL Server instances, databases, and objects. It audits queries, DDL and DML operations, security events (authentication changes, permissions changes, and attempted logins), events on stored procedures and functions. ApexSQL Audit saves captured information in a centralized auditing repository and provides comprehensive reports.
April 20, 2017ApexSQL Audit 2017 – Screen shot tour
There are 2 main menu tabs in ApexSQL Audit.
Home tab contains various ApexSQL Audit features separated into several organizational groups: Auditing, Reporting, Alerting and Central repository, which include majority of ApexSQL Audit features:
April 11, 2017What’s new in ApexSQL Audit 2017
In the new version of ApexSQL Audit we are adding lots of new features and improvements.
February 9, 2017ApexSQL Audit vs. SQL Server Change Data Capture (CDC)
Auditing of SQL Server changes on both server and database levels is not only recommended but also an obligatory task in many companies. In addition to many existing compliance standards which ensure the transparency of data and changes on the information for many different spheres, most companies also impose internal auditing specifications to track changes on the SQL Server databases to ensure that changes on important database tables are fully transparent for the purposes of general auditing, troubleshooting, investigation, disaster recovery etc.
December 1, 2016ApexSQL DBA tools vs. alternatives comparison
This blog post represents an index of pages and articles comparing ApexSQL tools for SQL Server DBAs, their features, usability, performance, etc. with related tools developed by other vendors and in general.
Comparison matrices by product
- ApexSQL Audit vs. competition
- ApexSQL Backup vs. competition
- ApexSQL Defrag vs. competition
- ApexSQL Plan vs. competition
- ApexSQL Propagate vs. competition
Advantages vs. competition
- ApexSQL Audit vs. SQL Server Change Data Capture (CDC)
- ApexSQL vs. Dell® – Log reading and Data recovery comparative feature summary
- ApexSQL Log 2013 vs. Quest Toad for SQL Server 6 performance advantages
- ApexSQL Log vs. SQL Server Change Data Capture (CDC)
General advantages by product
Specific feature advantages
- Host aware theming in ApexSQL add-ins
- New user interface features and functionality in ApexSQL 2018 versions
- Visual Language Dictionary for Visual Studio for iconography, colors and other visual concepts applied in ApexSQL tools/add-ins
- Visual themes in ApexSQL tools
June 16, 2016
ApexSQL Audit 2016 R3 – Product update alert
ApexSQL Audit 2016 R3 has been released
Type: Minor fix release
About ApexSQL Audit: ApexSQL Audit is a SQL Server auditing tool with a wide range of features for auditing access, changes, and security on SQL Server instances, databases, and objects. It audits queries, DDL and DML operations, security events (authentication changes, permissions changes, and attempted logins), events on stored procedures and functions. ApexSQL Audit saves captured information in a centralized auditing repository and provides comprehensive reports.
June 13, 2016ApexSQL Audit 2016 R2 – Product update alert
ApexSQL Audit 2016 R2 has been released
Type: Minor feature, medium fix release
About ApexSQL Audit: ApexSQL Audit is a SQL Server auditing tool with a wide range of features for auditing access, changes, and security on SQL Server instances, databases, and objects. It audits queries, DDL and DML operations, security events (authentication changes, permissions changes, and attempted logins), events on stored procedures and functions. ApexSQL Audit saves captured information in a centralized auditing repository and provides comprehensive reports.
April 8, 2016ApexSQL Audit 2016 – Product update alert
ApexSQL Audit 2016 has been released
Type: Major feature, major fix release
About ApexSQL Audit: ApexSQL Audit is a SQL Server auditing tool with a wide range of possibilities for auditing access, changes, and security on SQL Server instances, databases, and objects. It audits queries, DDL and DML operations, security events (authentication changes, permissions changes, and attempted logins), events on stored procedures and functions. ApexSQL Audit saves captured information in a centralized auditing repository and provides comprehensive reports.
March 21, 2016ApexSQL Audit 2015 R4 – Product update alert
ApexSQL Audit 2015 R4 has been released
Type: Medium feature, minor fix release
About ApexSQL Audit: ApexSQL Audit is a SQL Server auditing tool with a wide range of possibilities for auditing access, changes, and security on SQL Server instances, databases, and objects. It audits queries, DDL and DML operations, security events (authentication changes, permissions changes, and attempted logins), events on stored procedures and functions. ApexSQL Audit saves captured information in a centralized auditing repository and provides comprehensive reports.
November 9, 2015