Tom Zika talks extended events:
If you look at the Tags section of my blog, you can see that Extended Events is one of the top tags. Also, my first (and currently only) public speaking session was on Troubleshoot Real-World Scenarios with Extended Events. So you could say I am a fan.
Read on to see why, including the type of things you can do with extended events, as well as the normal (because true) complaints.