Extended Events continue to grow and improve – even with the removal of a few events.
Category: Extended Events
Database Settings Changes – Red Handed
One of my pet-peeves (and consequently frequent topic of discussion) is finding database settings (or any setting that has changed) without knowing about it. Worse yet is finding that the change has occurred and nobody […]
New Extended Events for 2016
As we begin to get a grasp of all that is available with SQL Server 2016 and all of the new features, it is a great idea to see what else has been made available […]
Database Drops in SQL 2012
In the previous article on this topic (which can be read here), I discussed the problem of having a database get dropped and the need to find out who dropped the database and when they dropped […]
Reading Extended Event File Session Data
Using Extended Events to trap/trace information allows the trapping of that information to various targets. One of the targets I will frequently tell people to use is the file target. The reasoning for this is the […]
Execution Plans in Extended Events
Extended Events is a wonderful tool. Execution Plans are also some wonderful things – or are a wonderful tool as well. Both of these tools are fantastic for troubleshooting. Combined, they can potentially be even better. […]
Extended Events, Birkenstocks and SQL Server
I bring you yet another installment in the monthly meme called T-SQL Tuesday. This is the 67th edition, and this time we have been given the opportunity to talk about something I really enjoy – […]
Audit who Dropped the Database
In the first article on this topic (which can be read here), I discussed the problem of having a database get dropped and the need to find out who dropped the database and when they […]
Audit Database File Size Changes
If you just so happen to be running on SQL Server 2012 or later, you will need to change your event sessions that were tracking file changes. It is a bit of an exercise to make the change and can be frustrating, but it is well worth it. The improved data that can be captured is going to help better control and oversee the environment.
Ghosts – an eXtrasensory Experience
Really, at this point what is there that hasn’t been done about the ghosts? Well, if you are well tuned to these apparitions, you may have received the urge to explore them with Extended Events – sometimes called XE for short.