How to programmatically read from SQL Server extended events files (*.xel) with PowerShell
I love extended events, and if you’re still using SQL profiler, go feel ashamed and come back only when you’ve stopped using it.
Read MoreThere's a Bug with Extended Events creation in SQL Server Management Studio 18.7: what it is and a workaround
UPDATE 2: The bug was fixed in SSMS 18.8 UPDATE: The bug still isn’t fixed in SSMS 18.
Read MoreHow to identify the unit of measure of Extended Events durations
Even if I use Extended Events almost every day, I always forget the unit of measure of each duration counter, since they’re basically arbitrary; Seconds, milliseconds, microseconds?
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