>>Can anyone recommend a tool that can examine SQL Server transaction log(s) for audit purposes?
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>Take a look at
http://www.sqlmag.com/Forums/messageview.cfm?catid=22&threadid=1592Thanks, Sergey. Google led me to Lumigent with its Log Explorer 3.0 as mentioned in your link:
http://www.lumigent.comBased on Google hits it seems to be the leader in the category.
I also found NetIQ
http://www.netiq.com which seems to base its analysis tool on Lumigent's
CA offers Platinum Log Analyzer
http://www.platinum.com/products/dba/lasyb_ps.htmCyrano Workbench
http://www.cyrano.com Seems to be aimed at performance analysis/tuning rather than detailed log analysis
BMC Software has announced a partnership with Microsoft for advanced SQL Server management, but I don't see any specific products listed - either it's consulting, or vapourware at this point.
Regards. Al
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