SQL Server 2008 introduces SQL Server Extended Events, an event infrastructure for server systems.
The following table describes the topics in this section.
Introducing SQL Server Extended Events
Describes Extended Events and shows how the feature can be used.
SQL Server Extended Events Concepts
Contains topics about the key concepts in Extended Events.
Using SQL Server Extended Events
Summarizes the DDL statements and views for using Extended Events.
SQL Server Extended Events How-to Topics
Contains how-to topics for getting event-related information that can be used for creating and changing an Extended Events session. An end-to-end Extended Events session is also provided to illustrate how this feature can be used for monitoring system activity.
ALTER EVENT SESSION (Transact-SQL)
SQL Server Extended Events Catalog Views (Transact-SQL)
CREATE EVENT SESSION (Transact-SQL)
SQL Server Extended Events Dynamic Management Views
DROP EVENT SESSION (Transact-SQL)