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 ...

Historically, database auditing and database performance have been like oil and water; they don’t mix. So auditing is often eliminated, because performance drag on critical systems is unacceptable. In ...

Ok, so my current company has no real monitoring, at all (yes, I know). It hurts. We are, thankfully getting SCOM 2012 soon, so general OS monitoring will be taken care of for perfmon type counters ...

So we have (for example) 1,000 clients.<BR><BR>We collect lots of data from these clients and in turn provide detailed reports and key performance indicators for how they are doing compared to ...

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Vivek Yadav, an engineering manager from ...

While Microsoft SQL Server is capable of supporting huge databases and applications, one of its marketing strengths in smaller organizations and departments is the perception that it “just runs itself ...