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SQL Server: Collecting and Analyzing Trace Data

Learn how to collect trace data and use it to help with tasks like troubleshooting performance and workload benchmarking, applicable for developers and DBAs from SQL Server 2005 onwards

Jonathan Kehayias - Pluralsight course - SQL Server: Collecting and Analyzing Trace Data
by Jonathan Kehayias
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One of the easiest ways to collect information about SQL Server workloads is to capture trace information. This course will introduce you to using SQL Trace and SQL Profiler for tracing SQL Server activity, including common pitfalls and problems to avoid. You'll learn how to analyze the collected information using a variety of methods that will help with performance troubleshooting, workload benchmarking, activity auditing, and much more. The course is perfect for developers and DBAs who need to collect information about workloads running on SQL Server for analytic purposes. The information in the course applies to all versions from SQL Server 2005 onwards.

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Jonathan Kehayias - Pluralsight course - SQL Server: Collecting and Analyzing Trace Data
Jonathan Kehayias

Jonathan Kehayias is a Principal Consultant with SQLskills. He is the youngest person ever to achieve the Microsoft Certified Master - SQL Server 2008 certification and has been a SQL Server MVP for many years.

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