Practical Database Auditing for Microsoft SQL Server and Azure SQL: Troubleshooting, Regulatory Compliance, and Governance

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J. BushPractical Database Auditing for Microsoft SQL Server and Azure SQLhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-8634-0_7

7. Implementing Extended Events via the GUI

Josephine Bush¹  

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Boulder, CO, USA

 

To make extended events work, you need to set up a session. Chapter 6, “What Is Extended Events?”, covered the parts and pieces that comprise a session. In this chapter, you will learn how to set up an extended event in SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) .

Caution

Just because you can audit everything, doesn’t mean that you should. If you audit everything and anything, you will have a hard time weeding through it all, and you could cause performance issues on your ...