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SQL Server Extended Events

SQL Server Extended Events are truly the future event-oriented framework that all SQL Server–based systems and applications will be using going forward. Extended Events are highly flexible to define, are able to capture almost any action or event within your reach, are lightweight in their implementation, and are flexible enough to create simple or complex monitoring across multiple systems and environments. In other words, Extended Events provide a unified approach to handling events across SQL Server systems, while at the same time enabling users to isolate specific events for troubleshooting purposes.

The Extended Events framework can be utilized to help SQL Server implementations in many ways. Some approaches might ...