Understanding Extended Events

Because of a rocky launch back in 2008, combined with bad information, and some hard feelings around the XML, Extended Events has had a difficult path to adoption. Yet, Extended Events is where monitoring for all new functionality is exposed. Further, Extended Events offers a more lightweight, less intrusive way to observe behaviors on your SQL Server instances. Extended Events even offers unique insights into what is happening on your server. With all that in mind, it's time for you to learn Extended Events. This session will take you from the basics of how to use Extended Events, through a number of the unique mechanisms available for collecting and displaying data. We'll also cover tools and mechanisms, such as the Live Data Window and DBATools, which make using Extended Events much easier and more rewarding. From Azure, to your local instances, to AWS RDS, Extended Events is ready for you to use. If you've been holding off on learning Extended Events, this session is what you've been waiting for. Learn how to put Extended Events to work on your systems.