One feature that helps us quickly set up a trace on our current connection is new in SSMS 2008, namely “Trace Query in SQL Server Profiler”. Let’s take a look.

Second, SQL Server 2000’s Profiler introduces template files, which replace both the Create Trace Wizard and the storage of trace definitions in the Registry.

Enter the SQL Profiler. This monitoring tool is designed to trace any activity that occurs on a SQL Server database server.

Also, the Profiler captures only successful commands and logins; if a user issues a SQL command that is denied, for example, the SQL Server 7.0 Profiler will not report it.

When SQL Server Management Studio is already open, the easiest way to open SQL Profiler is to click on the Tools dropdown menu. Then select "SQL Server Profiler" from the menu.

A recently discovered vulnerability in Microsoft's SQL Server 2000 database allows users to mask their log-in names.

IDERA today announced the availability of SQL Data Profiler, a free tool with a focus on the needs of data architects.

These were first introduced in SQL Server 2008, but didn't really catch on until SQL Server 2008 R2. The second is SQL Server profiler, which is available to every version of SQL Server starting ...