As Joey explains, Activity Monitor consumes a lot of resources and yields little usable data. Here are some third-party alternatives. I get to work with a lot of customers, so I get to see a lot ...

Once installed, this tool makes a great interface for junior level administrators or NOC personnel to monitor SQL Server performance without granting them access to the SQL Servers themselves.

Finally, very brief queries might go so quickly that the workload monitor doesn’t see them. In those cases, the Resource Governor may permit a slight skew on CPU limitations. Read more about Resource ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SentryOne announced the general availability of SQL Sentry Premium, a new edition of its flagship database performance monitoring solution. With the introduction ...