Comments on: An Introduction to SQL Server 2008 Change Data Capture http://www.bradmcgehee.com/2010/04/an-introduction-to-sql-server-2008-change-data-capture/ Brad M. McGehee, Director of DBA Education, Red Gate Software Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:24:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: bradmcgehee http://www.bradmcgehee.com/2010/04/an-introduction-to-sql-server-2008-change-data-capture/#comment-512 bradmcgehee Thu, 20 May 2010 16:37:35 +0000 http://www.bradmcgehee.com/2010/04/an-introduction-to-sql-server-2008-change-data-capture/#comment-512 The ability for Change Data Capture to use the transaction log to cature data is unaffected by how often the transaction log is truncated. The ability for Change Data Capture to use the transaction log to cature data is unaffected by how often the transaction log is truncated.

]]> By: hopper http://www.bradmcgehee.com/2010/04/an-introduction-to-sql-server-2008-change-data-capture/#comment-511 hopper Thu, 20 May 2010 16:13:04 +0000 http://www.bradmcgehee.com/2010/04/an-introduction-to-sql-server-2008-change-data-capture/#comment-511 What happens when the transaction log is truncated regularly (every 30 mins)? Will this affect the CDC process in any way, since it uses the transaction log to extract changed information? What happens when the transaction log is truncated regularly (every 30 mins)? Will this affect the CDC process in any way, since it uses the transaction log to extract changed information?

]]> By: Dragan http://www.bradmcgehee.com/2010/04/an-introduction-to-sql-server-2008-change-data-capture/#comment-434 Dragan Sun, 25 Apr 2010 06:12:01 +0000 http://www.bradmcgehee.com/2010/04/an-introduction-to-sql-server-2008-change-data-capture/#comment-434 I think this is an overkill in case you don't need transaction history for a temporal database. However, this feature is ideal for logging changes made by users. (It is not really auditing, but close). It can be more efficient than solutions based on triggers. I think this is an overkill in case you don’t need transaction history for a temporal database.
However, this feature is ideal for logging changes made by users. (It is not really auditing, but close). It can be more efficient than solutions based on triggers.

]]> By: stefbauer http://www.bradmcgehee.com/2010/04/an-introduction-to-sql-server-2008-change-data-capture/#comment-422 stefbauer Thu, 22 Apr 2010 12:58:53 +0000 http://www.bradmcgehee.com/2010/04/an-introduction-to-sql-server-2008-change-data-capture/#comment-422 GREAT writeup! ... I am about 1/2 way through a post on this same topic... I think you just saved me the effort of finishing my post :) CDC is a VERY cool thing for datawarehouse loads!! GREAT writeup! … I am about 1/2 way through a post on this same topic… I think you just saved me the effort of finishing my post :)

CDC is a VERY cool thing for datawarehouse loads!!

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