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Database Health Monitor 4.1743: Query Tuning Workbench, Backup SLA Policies and 920 Fixes
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Database Health Monitor 4.1743: Query Tuning Workbench, Backup SLA Policies and 920 Fixes

Steve Stedman Oct 13, 2026

Version 4.1743 adds the Query Tuning Workbench, Backup SLA policies with a compliance report and alert, a Default Trace Events report, safer Quick Scan fixes, easier navigation and 920 fixes.

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SQL Server Connections: Who Is on Your Database?
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SQL Server Connections: Who Is on Your Database?

Steve Stedman Oct 13, 2026

Twenty SQL Server connections can be healthy or a leak. Split them into running and sleeping, spot the open transaction and the sa login, then act.

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Wait Based Tuning: Which Part of the Bar to Read First
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Wait Based Tuning: Which Part of the Bar to Read First

Steve Stedman Oct 12, 2026

Wait based tuning starts with one question: is this query running or waiting? Read the Waits by Query report in the right order.

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SQL Server Disabled Index: Why Your Query Ignores It
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SQL Server Disabled Index: Why Your Query Ignores It

Steve Stedman Oct 11, 2026

A SQL Server disabled index sits in the catalog and does nothing. Here is how to find it, plus the low fill factor and hypothetical indexes hiding beside it.

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SQL Server Missing Indexes: Read Write Cost First
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SQL Server Missing Indexes: Read Write Cost First

Steve Stedman Oct 10, 2026

SQL Server missing indexes look like free speed until the writes pay for them. Learn to weigh benefit against write cost before you build anything.

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Silent Job Failure: Read Missed Runs in This Order
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Silent Job Failure: Read Missed Runs in This Order

Steve Stedman Oct 9, 2026

A silent job failure writes no history and raises no alert. Here is the order to read the Missed Runs report so the gaps tell you what happened.

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SQL Server Plan Cache: Which Database Is Eating Memory?
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SQL Server Plan Cache: Which Database Is Eating Memory?

Steve Stedman Oct 9, 2026

Your SQL Server plan cache is memory that is not holding data pages. Split it by database, compare size to query count, and find the ad hoc SQL wasting it.

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SQL Server CPU History: Read a Week in One Glance
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SQL Server CPU History: Read a Week in One Glance

Steve Stedman Oct 8, 2026

Your SQL Server CPU history is a wall of spikes on a line chart. A heat map by hour and day shows the weekly pattern and the one day that broke it.

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SQL Server Seek vs Scan: Why a Flat Read Count Lies
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SQL Server Seek vs Scan: Why a Flat Read Count Lies

Steve Stedman Oct 7, 2026

A flat read count can hide an index sliding from seeks to scans. Here is how the SQL Server seek vs scan ratio exposes it before queries slow down.

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What’s New in Database Health Monitor 4.1626: Index Consolidation, Service Broker, Data Protection, Analysis Services and a Web Dashboard

Steve Stedman Oct 6, 2026

Database Health Monitor 4.1626 adds an Index Consolidation Plan with a rollback script, reports for Service Broker, data protection and Analysis Services, and an opt-in read-only web dashboard.

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