There are a lot of cool features in SQL Server that ROCK! It is really hard to pick just one with so many cool features that can make life much easier as a DBA.
Awesome SQL Server Feature
Tag: XE
SQL Server Select – Back to Basics
Of all the fundamental concepts within SQL Server, nothing is potentially more basic and fundamental than the often overlooked Select statement.
Index Cannot Be Reorganized…
Working diligently as any good DBA might, you have established maintenance routines for each of the SQL Servers under your purview. Then a small problem occurs: Index Cannot Be Reorganized…
SQL Server Locks – Back to Basics
A fundamental component of SQL Server is locking and locks. The locking mechanism helps to control access to resources to help maintain data integrity.
All about the Change
The use of SQL Audit can be viable to track the changes that may be occurring within your SQL Server – from a settings point of view
Alter Event Session
Altering an Extended Event session is not necessarily a difficult task, but it is a very useful ability. Having this basic skill in your wheelhouse can be very positive and useful for you!
Waiting, is it a Bad Thing?
One of the more useful troubleshooting tools (granted when used properly and not with a knee jerk approach) is waits. There are waits in SQL Server that are very specific to Extended Events.
A day in the Stream
Explore the little function called sys.fn_MSxe_read_event_stream and discover just a little bit more of what Extended Events may be doing behind the scenes with the live data viewer.
Hidden GUI Gems
I have a few gems that are available to you in the GUI. These gems should help solidify your understanding of the tools available through the GUI to help work with Extended Events
Filtering Logged Data
Explore how to customize the view of the GUI for working with XEvent Log files or XEL files. This further customization does include working with filters.