Have you ever wanted to see exactly how a row looked in your SQL Server database a week or a month ago—without writing complicated auditing code or triggers? With temporal tables (also known as system-versioned tables), you can do precisely that. Temporal tables automatically track historical data changes by maintaining multiple versions of each row in a separate history table. Let’s explore how they work, why you might use them, how to set them up, and what best practices to follow.
Category: Change Data Capture
How to Set Up a SQL Server Always On Environment Using Docker Containers
Deploy a high availability SQL Server Always On environment using Docker containers. This step-by-step guide covers Dockerfile configuration, Docker Compose orchestration, and T-SQL scripts for enterprise DBAs and BI developers to ensure seamless CDC and database performance.
Mastering Partition Switching in Transactional Replication
Learn how to effectively manage partition switching in SQL Server transactional replication environments. This guide covers key properties such as @allow_partition_switch and @replicate_partition_switch, the benefits and challenges of using partition switching, and important considerations for ensuring consistency and performance. We also discuss unsupported scenarios and provide best practices for setting up partition switching in your replicated databases.
Ensuring Continuous Data Capture in SQL Server Across Failovers
Discover how to configure Change Data Capture (CDC) in SQL Server to be High Availability (HADR) aware. This guide covers step-by-step instructions to ensure continuous data capture and system resilience across failovers, minimizing manual intervention and maximizing uptime.