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	Podcast:		voiceofthedba's podcast
	Episode:		Reading Through the Logs
	Category:		Technology
	Duration:		00:03:46
	Publish Date:		2018-05-07 20:00:00
	Description:		Have you ever tried to read a transaction log? I mean used a query against fn_dblog() to read data and try to reconstruct what happened with a transaction or a series of transactions? It's a cumbersome process and takes a lot of knowledge, practice, and most importantly, patience. It's not something I'd want to wish on anyone. There are a few products to help, but no one really does this that often, and it's almost easier to just change some data by applying your own manual fixes. If you're in the UK, you might have heard about the TSB bank meltdown. If you're unlucky, you've been affected by the outage, which has been going on over a week as a system cutover failed. You can read some reporting about the plans, the rollout of some services, the initial problems , and the warning signs. If you go to the end of the third link, you'll find this awesome tweet. Beans and bombs, he he. Read the rest of Reading Through the Logs
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