Session Action Metadata

Knowing how to access the deployed session metadata and the event metadata attached to that session, I will now begin the dive into how to find the same relevant...

Session Action Metadata

In a previous article, I introduced the core concept of Actions. In that article, I explained that an Action is...

Predicate Order is Critical

I have mentioned predicate order previously and wanted to make sure I drive home the importance of the predicate order...

Session Event Metadata

There is a wonderful amount of metadata available to be perused in Extended Events. Part of the trick is to know where and how to find it. In this...

Deployed Session Settings

Deployed Session Settings are stored within the system databases and then exposed via system catalog views. These settings help define a session. This article shows how to access those...

The Extended Event GUI

The Extended Events GUI provides a visual access to the Extended Events engine that can help to better understand the XEvents Engine and how a Session is built.
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Assembling a Session

With the core concepts in place as a good foundation to Extended Events, we start pushing these things together to help with assembling a session in Extended Events.
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Assembling a Session

Up to this point, I have taken a lot of time to discuss the various components of Extended Events. There is...

Extended Events – Events

After thrilling dives into the XEvent Core Concepts of packages, channels and objects, today we have the core concept of...

Freecon – Oct 27 in Seattle

It is well known that there is a wealth of information within Extended Events. One can tap plenty of information about performance issues, errors, or general interest type stuff...