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 ...

Block Busting SQL Server Activity Monitor can help you identify locking and blocking issues. Closely watch the Wait Time, Wait Type, Wait Resource and Blocked By values for listed processes.

This allows the network to send copies of the SQL activity to and from the database server to a monitoring device. Network and security engineers typically utilize sniffers or intrusion detection ...

The SQL Server MP helps monitor your application by monitoring database activity. The management pack provides proactive and reactive monitoring of your SQL Server environment. It detects failures ...

"Microsoft SQL Server is a widely used DBMS platform among enterprises and SMBs alike. Having a robust database activity monitoring and auditing solution that supports it is a welcome addition for ...