SQL Server Monitor and Troubleshoot Using Extended Events

--- **Course Title:** Master SQL Server Monitoring and Troubleshooting with Extended Events **Headline:** **🧙‍♂️ Unleash the Power of Monitoring with SQL Server's Extended Events for Terabyte Databases!** **Course Description:** Are you ready to transform the way you monitor and maintain your SQL Server databases, especially those humongous Terabyte-sized ones? Look no further! In today's data-driven world, where databases are growing at an unprecedented pace, the need for efficient monitoring solutions has never been greater. This comprehensive video course is meticulously designed to help you master the art of monitoring SQL Server using **Extended Events** – a modern, lightweight, and highly configurable performance monitoring system. **Why Extended Events?** 🚀 - **Efficiency**: It's incredibly lightweight compared to tools like SQL Profiler and custom scripts running through SQL Agent jobs, making it perfect for large databases. - **Performance**: Extended Events offer minimal resource consumption, allowing your database to keep performing at its best while being monitored. - **Flexibility**: With Extended Events, you can capture exactly what you need, when you need it, without the bloat of unnecessary data. **In this course, you will learn:** - 🚨 **Capturing Real-time Errors**: Learn how to set up Extended Events to catch errors as they happen in your SQL Server environment. - 🧩 **Detecting Deadlocks**: Discover how to identify and troubleshoot deadlocks efficiently with the help of Extended Events. - 📫 **Notification for Deadlock Information**: Find out how to configure alerts and notify team members via email when a deadlock is detected. - 🕰️ **Tracking Long Running Queries**: Master the technique to monitor long-running queries and optimize your database performance. - 🛑 **Monitoring Blocked Processes**: Understand how to detect and address blocked processes before they cause significant issues. - 📝 **Custom Queries with Extended Events**: Learn to create custom scripts for capturing all the queries you need to monitor in SQL Server. - **Bonus Lecture**: An overview of the course material, insights into how the scripts used in the videos were developed, and additional tips to enhance your monitoring capabilities. **Course Outline:** 1. Introduction to Extended Events in SQL Server 2. Setting up your first Extended Events session 3. Capturing Real-time Errors using Extended Events 4. Detecting Deadlocks with Extended Events 5. Notify Deadlock info to mail using Extended Events 6. Tracking Long Running Queries using Extended Events 7. Monitoring Blocked Processes with Extended Events 8. Capturing all queries using Custom Scripts in SQL Server 9. Bonus Lecture: Behind the Scenes of Course Material and Scripts 10. Conclusion and Next Steps **Join us now, and embark on a journey to master SQL Server monitoring with Extended Events!** With this knowledge, you'll be equipped to handle the complexities of managing large databases with ease. 🌟 Thanks for choosing this course, and I wish you the best of luck in mastering these skills. Let's elevate your database management prowess together! --- **Note:** This course is designed for SQL Server DBAs, Developers, and IT professionals looking to enhance their database monitoring and troubleshooting capabilities, especially with large databases. Prerequisites include basic knowledge of SQL Server and its administration tasks.