Microsoft SQL Server Consultant
Welcome to the SQL Server Monitoring Tools category on Stedman Solutions! Effective database monitoring is the foundation of a healthy SQL Server environment. Without proper monitoring, performance issues can go unnoticed, leading to slow applications, downtime, or even data loss. To help you stay ahead, we’ve curated a selection of tools, resources, and advice to ensure your SQL Server instances run at peak performance. Among these, Database Health Monitor stands out as an essential tool for any DBA or IT professional.
Database Health Monitor, developed by Steve Stedman, is a powerful and user-friendly tool designed specifically for SQL Server environments. It offers comprehensive monitoring, reporting, and alerting features that help identify and resolve potential problems before they escalate. From tracking expensive queries to monitoring server health and database size trends, Database Health Monitor provides the insights you need to maintain a reliable and high-performing database.
One of the key advantages of using Database Health Monitor is its focus on actionable data. Unlike generic monitoring tools, this solution provides detailed metrics and recommendations tailored to SQL Server. Features like the Query Performance Analyzer, Missing Index Report, and Corruption Detection give you the tools to proactively address issues. Whether you’re troubleshooting a slow-running query or performing routine maintenance, this tool simplifies the process and saves you time.
In addition to Database Health Monitor, our team at Stedman Solutions specializes in SQL Server managed services and performance tuning. Monitoring alone isn’t enough; it’s what you do with the data that matters. Our experts can help interpret the insights provided by monitoring tools and implement the necessary fixes to optimize your environment. Learn more about our managed services at Stedman Solutions, and discover how we can take the stress out of SQL Server management.
Explore our SQL Server Monitoring Tools category to find more resources, tutorials, and insights to help you make the most of your monitoring strategy. From avoiding downtime to enhancing performance, these tools—and the expertise to use them—are essential for anyone managing SQL Server. Download Database Health Monitor today at DatabaseHealth.com and start taking control of your SQL Server environment.
One big new feature in Beta 3 of the Database Health Reports, the historic monitoring. The way that the historic monitoring works is that it continuously monitors your SQL Server database and logs the details around queries that are causing waits. Here is an example, the following ugly block of TSQL updates a table with a few million rows in …
Now that Beta 2 of the Database Health Project is out, and people are using it, I am going to focus my attention on 2 areas. Fixing any bugs that are reported in Beta 2 of the Database Health Project. Adding new features, specifically related to offline monitoring or history data. Currently all of the reports in the database health project …
Now that Database Health Beta 2 is out, whats next… Read more »
Beta 2 of the Database Health Reports has just been released. The new Beta contains several bug fixes, and several new features. Here is a breakdown of what is new or changed since the last beta. New Features Added the Memory by Database panel to the Database Overview page. Added the Memory by Database report. Added Unclustered Tables Report. Added the Connections Advisor which is linked to …
In October last year I started work on the Database Health reports project. It started out as a series of SSRS reports that I released and updated in December 2011 to March 2012. After that it became clear that the SSRS reports weren’t going to do what I was looking for so I started on the Database Health reports version …
It is finally here. Beta 1 of the Database Health Reports for SQL Server. Read more »
As I have been creating the Database Health project over the last couple of months, I have discovered that my favorite part of the whole project is the index defragmentation part of the project. This has turned out to be more challenging that I originally expected, but a lot more interesting than I expected as well. Yesterday I discovered a …