Discover Your Database From The Inside! That’s So Metadata Discover Your Database From The Inside!

Rob Volk SQL Server DBA since 1998 / v6.5 Also used other, older DB products Atlanta SQL Saturday Organizer Blog: weblogs.sqlteam.com/robv/ Twitter: sql_r Email: sql_r at outlook dot com I do deranged things in SQL Server, so you don’t have to

What is metadata? met·a·da·ta ˈmedəˌdādə,ˈmedəˌdadə/ noun a set of data that describes and gives information about other data.

In SQL Server terms… Information about your database(s) Table names, column definitions Indexes Stored procedure, function and view definition text System information about backups, jobs Performance metrics *NEW* Data classification and vulnerability metrics

Apply your own metadata using extended properties We'll also demonstrate the new SQL Data Discovery/Classification and Vulnerability Assessment features in SQL Server Management Studio. Notes: https://thomaslarock.com/2018/02/sql-data-discovery-and- classification/

Database Schema INFORMATION_SCHEMA views System tables/views PROPERTY() functions sp_help procedures

Performance Metrics sys.dm_os_wait_stats

Freely Available DMV & System Utilities Adam Machanic – sp_whoisactive - http://whoisactive.com Glenn Berry DMV Library - https://www.sqlskills.com/blogs/glenn/category/dmv- queries/ Brent Ozar Unlimited - First Responder Kit - https://www.brentozar.com/first- aid/ Kimberly Tripp - sp_helpindex improved - https://www.sqlskills.com/blogs/kimberly/category/sp_helpindex-rewrites/ More on https://www.sqlskills.com/ Tim Ford's DMV Periodic Table - http://thesqlagentman.com/2013/10/periodic2012/

New SSMS Features Vulnerability Assessment Data Classification

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