The Blocking by Hour of the Day report is one of the instance level reports available in Database Health Monitor. Important Note:  The blocking percentages are relative for the date range shown. We find the hour that has the most blocking and use that as the maximum. All the percentages are calculated based on the percentage of the maximum blocking …

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The SQL CPU by Hour of Day report lets you see what the average CPU load was per hour for the last week and beyond. I have used this report countless times to explain to customers what is going on with their CPU load. The SQL CPU Load by Hour of Day is an instance level report that has been …

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This report is commonly used to check in on the status of data files and log files for SQL Server. It is much quicker than right clicking on each database in SSMS and browsing to view the files. Some of the things I regularly us it for are: On SQL Server Express servers, watching to see as the datafiles approach …

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10 Days of Reports with Database Health Monitor Day 2 – Table Size The Table Size report shows you the tables that are using the most disk space in your database. Many times, I’ve discovered a table in a SQL Server database that someone wanted to use to store files. That table was up taking up 98% of the entire …

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Track Blocking Queries Course Release! Using our instruction and scripts included in this course you will successfully configure email notifications when blocking occurs. Address blocking BEFORE it takes down your system. Enroll in this course for $24.99 >>> With Coupon Code >>> FEB-RELEASE50 Picture This Scenario Your SQL Server runs into blocking but you don’t find out until it is …

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10 Days of Reports with Database Health Monitor Day 1 – Database by Size The databases by size report is a quick and easy way to see which databases on your SQL Server are the largest. The chart shows the databases by size, and the grid at the bottom of the page shows all the databases on your SQL Server. …

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