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Migrating SQL Monitor’s Base Service to .NET Core
Josh Crang explains why SQL Monitor will be switched to run on .NET Core, and how the team tested the potential performance improvements in the monitoring service. Read moreThe Underground Map of SQL Monitor
The "metro map" of SQL Monitor, with sightseeing tips and essential stops along every line.... Read moreSQL Monitor Roadtrip: Preparation
Setting up SQL Monitor without a bit of preparation work is a bit like embarking on a road trip without first learning to drive. Phil Factor show the essential kit and route maps you need for the journey. Read moreAdding Reports Users to SQL Monitor
SQL Monitor 10.0.5 now supports a user role called "Reports user". A user added to this role, by an administrator, will be able to 'self-serve' SQL Monitor reports but won't be able to configure any other aspect of the monitoring service. Jeremiah Peschka explains how it works. Read moreUsing SQL Monitor Groups in PowerShell
Not only are SQL Monitor Groups probably the neatest and most maintainable way of ensuring that all your SQL Servers have the best possible configuration of alerts, but they represent a powerful way of categorizing your SQL Server estate. In this article, I'll show how to use the SQL Monitor PowerShell API to export these groups, save their settings onto a configuration management system, or compare groups of settings to see the differences between them. Read moreWhat’s New in SQL Monitor 10?
SQL Monitor 10 packs a lot more under the hood in terms of connectivity, establishing cause-and-effect, and alerting. This article provides the high-level tour of the features we've introduced or improved, and why. Read moreTagging SQL Server Changes in SQL Monitor
How to use RAISERROR() in T-SQL to send annotations to SQL Monitor, so you can observe the direct impact of application tasks, or server changes, on the SQL Server metrics. Read moreChecking for Database Events Using Extended Events and SQL Monitor
You need to make sure that nobody tampers with your production databases, or really any databases outside Development. Even if you weren't of a nervous disposition, you'd want to know if a database was stopped or removed. You'd also be intrigued by the sudden unrehearsed addition of a database to a production server. Read moreMonitoring SQL Server with Splunk and SQL Monitor
Splunk is a search engine for collecting and analyzing all sorts of "machine data", including log data and metrics for SQL Server. SQL Monitor gives you the detailed diagnostic view of all your SQL Server instances, and databases. If you have Splunk to monitor your applications and server infrastructure, and SQL Monitor to help you understand the behavior of a complex database system such as SQL Server, then you have a powerful and capable monitoring tool set. Read moreRedgate Hub
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