New AI capabilities help DBAs move from performance visibility to performance resolution--turning slow queries into actionable index recommendations in minutes HOUSTON, March 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- ...

The expanded support provides visibility into query-level metrics and detailed explain plans so all Microsoft customers can benefit from Database Monitoring With this expanded support, engineers and ...

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 ...

Idera, a provider of application and server management solutions, is making available two new free tools that monitor the health of SQL Server databases and maximize DBA’s efforts. Idera SQL backup ...

First introduced in SQL Server 2012, columnstore indexes can give you major performance gains -- provided you have the right workloads. Here's how columnstore indexes work and what types of data work ...

CAMBRIDGE, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As part of its ongoing mission to enable any organization to get the most value out of any database, on any platform, anywhere, Redgate’s popular database ...