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.

Warnings Information in this article applies to Microsoft SQL Server 2012. The instructions for earlier versions of SQL Server, including versions 2008 and 2005, are similar.

SQL Server Profiler has always been a great tool for tracing activity “under the hood” on a SQL Server and assessing its performance. One feature that helps us quickly set up a trace on our ...

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

The SQL Profiler has a neat Deadlock Graph feature which is very useful. Let’s take a look…. When SQL Server detects a deadlock, it has to do something about it.