Jason Brimhall

Log Files from Different Sources

by Jason Brimhall

SQL RNNR

While working with Extended Events, or with any sort of logging or tracing utility, it becomes critical to consume the data from disparate sources or even to consume the...

2015-12-30

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Histograms and Events

by Jason Brimhall

SQL RNNR

The last few articles covered the pair_matching target and some uses and details that go along with it. For a...

2015-11-03 (first published: 2015-10-22)

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Tricks and Treats with XE

by Jason Brimhall

SQL RNNR

Halloween is a great time of year. It is unfortunate that it is just one day of the year. That...

2015-10-30

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Tricks and Treats with XE

by Jason Brimhall

SQL RNNR

With the proximity to Halloween, it's not hard (knowing me) to figure out why I originally decided to terminate this series on the Eve of Halloween day. Join me...

2015-10-30

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Default Sessions

by Jason Brimhall

SQL RNNR

So I have blasted through a lot of technical articles about Extended Events. There is a lot of groundwork that...

2015-10-29

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Default Sessions

by Jason Brimhall

SQL RNNR

The focus of this article will be to introduce the default sessions deployed with SQL Server. Some of these are internal and "private" while others are more "public" and...

2015-10-29

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Azure SQL Database

by Jason Brimhall

SQL RNNR

So far I have strictly focused on Extended Events for SQL Server installations. This means I have been looking at Extended...

2015-10-28

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Azure SQL Database

by Jason Brimhall

SQL RNNR

What hasn't received any TLC is Extended Events from the Azure SQL Database perspective. You may be wondering why it matters since I just said that Extended Events is...

2015-10-28

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