When it comes to improving the performance of database systems, there are nearly as many approaches as there are DBA (database administrator) teams. That might sound acceptable at first glance. But, ...

Redgate, the Database DevOps solutions provider, is launching upgrades to its SQL Server performance monitoring tool, strengthening its query tuning and optimization functions to facilitate enhanced ...

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 of ...

What happens on the typical load-testing project? For me, the projects tend to fall into one of two buckets. Bucket No. 1: We've got a problem. Bucket No. 2: We've got a performance penalty clause in ...

Custom performance counters enable you to extract meaningful performance and business logic data out of your ASP.NET Web applications. With the .NET Framework, you can add your own custom performance ...

Comparing cursor vs. WHILE loop performance in SQL Server 2008 Your email has been sent Tim Chapman discusses your iteration choices in SQL Server 2008 and explains why determining which option ...

IT professionals largely use the Windows Server Manager as a tool for installing roles and features, or for launching other tools. Even so, the Server Manager includes a number of useful capabilities ...

I cannot figure out how to save a group of performance counters and chart settings in server 2008 r2. In 2003 I could open perfmon.msc, configure my counters and chart, then save it as an msc file.

Snazzy analog meters can lend a retro flair to almost any project, but these days they often seem to be retasked as indicators for completely different purposes than originally intended. That’s true ...