SqlDeepAudit will monitor some important server and microsoft sql server performance counters. These counters can be extend via modifing "SQLDeepAudit-Server.xml" and "SQLDeepAudit-Instance.xml" files ...

Source files for my blog series on how SQL Server DBAs can better understand the performance of their SQL Server deployments using "free" or open-source tools. - billramo/power-bi-for-sql ...

To optimize SQL Server caching, you must regularly monitor its performance. SQL Server provides several tools for this, such as Dynamic Management Views (DMVs) and Performance Monitor counters.

Joey on SQL Server Why Activity Monitor May Be Hurting Your SQL Server's Performance As Joey explains, Activity Monitor consumes a lot of resources and yields little usable data.

I am looking for information about what Microsoft says is the basic numbers you should see when using Performance Monitor. Something that breaks down each of the counters. Example: Memory:Page ...

Data has become the lifeblood of the enterprise. It’s the foundation for keen insight and effective decisions that lead to business growth. One of our primary design goals for SQL Server 2016 was to ...