Linked Servers can certainly provide an enigma to your finely tuned Database environment. In this article, I share how to decrypt that enigma via XEvents.
Powerful Monitoring for Your Linked Servers with XEvents
Tag: Extended Events
Easy Monitoring: Application Timeouts in SQL Server with XEvents
Application timeouts can be surprising little problems causing grey hairs. Never fear, this article with the XEvents session I shared are the perfect solution.
Your Quick Introduction to Extended Events in Analysis Services
XEvents is a power tool in SQL Server. While it may still be rather immature in the world of SSAS, it still has a great deal of benefit and power to offer.
Unconscious Bias
This article helps to unearth a cultural issue that each individual needs to address on a personal level. Bias is an enemy to productive conversation.
Disappearing Data Files
This article has just shared the power of XEvents and yet another use in helping to audit the database environment for changes. Not only do we have this powerful tool at our disposal for troubleshooting, but it is there for use as an audit tool as well as to help us create an RCA when needed.
Extended Events Gets a New Home
One of the most versatile and awesome power tools given to SQL Server now has a new home! This new home will serve as a fabulous repository of extensive resources and articles on the XEvents feature.
Audit Logons with Extended Events
This article shows how to audit the logon events for SQL Server 2012 and beyond through the use of XEvents.
Collation Conflict with Extended Events
The default collation for SQL Server is a pretty bad idea. Sure, it works but so does SQL Server 7. When you have the opportunity to update to more current technologies, it is a good idea. Sometimes though, that upgrade can come with some pain. This article shows how to alleviate one such pain point by fixing problems related to collation conflicts and XE.
Window Shopping the Query Store with XEvents
This article has just shared multiple tools to help you become more acquainted with the Query Store! This acquaintance is coming via an extremely powerful tool called Extended Events. Through the use of these two sessions and two additional scripts, this article demonstrates how to become more familiar with the internals for QDS.
Trace Query in Extended Events
The ability to quickly and easily trace a query is important to database professionals. This script provides one useful alternative to trace a specific spid similar to the method of using the context menu to create the trace within SSMS and Profiler.