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SQL Server performance monitor data: Introduction and usage
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Collecting SQL Server performance monitor data
SQL Server performance monitor data is a vast set of diverse metrics that provide a window into many areas of SQL Server performance. To get the most out of this data, it needs to be collected, stored,...
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Automating Extended Events data collection
Extended Events are an excellent way to collect data about a SQL Server that provides a vast array of events that can be used for performance monitoring, troubleshooting, or auditing a server. While...
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SQL Server 2022: Capture SQL Anti-Patterns
One of the new Extended Event available in SQL Server 2022 is the query_antipattern. This extended event allows to identify anti-patterns on the SQL queries sent to the server. An anti-pattern in...
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While this article is specifically geared to SQL Server, the concepts apply to any relational database platform. The Stack Exchange network logs a lot of web traffic – even compressed, we average well...
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