Event Notifications (Database Engine)

Describes event notifications as a special kind of database object that can send information about server and database events to a service broker.

Log File Viewer (Object Explorer)

Describes the ways to display logged information about SQL Server components.

Monitoring Resource Usage (System Monitor)

Contains information about using Windows System Monitor to track resource usage in SQL Server.

Monitoring Events

Contains information about using SQL Server Profiler and SQL Trace to monitor SQL Server events.

Data Collection

Contains information about using the SQL Server data collector to obtain and save data that is gathered from several sources.

SQL Server Extended Events

Contains information about using SQL Server Extended Events, a general event-handling system for server systems.

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