Depending on the other services installed, you may also have access to a variety of performance counters for that service, including SQL Server and SQL Server Analysis Services.

Unfortunately, you can sometimes capture SQL Server Tracing data and dozens of PerfMon Counters and still feel like you're just guessing at what the problem is.

Some of the more popular performance counters are for processor and memory usage, simultaneous connections, throughput and response time, SQL Server performance, and Active Server Pages (ASP) and ...

Some of the more popular performance counters are for processor and memory usage, simultaneous connections, throughput and response time, SQL Server performance, and Active Server Pages (ASP) and ...

Server has SQL SP3a installed (Win2K3). I restarted the SQL server service (and agent) last night and now I've lost all my sql performance counters.How can I get them back w/o a registry rebuild?

Performance counters have been around forever in Windows. Typically, when you are troubleshooting an issue on a server or workstation, one of the troubleshooting steps is to fire up PerfMon and start ...

I cannot figure out how to save a group of performance counters and chart settings in server 2008 r2. In 2003 I could open perfmon.msc, configure my counters and chart, then save it as an msc file ...

Microsoft's goal for the Query Store was to help DBAs facilitate upgrading to newer releases of SQL Server by providing persistent performance data to could be analyzed over time.

Here is a list of common wait types and techniques that every DBA (or wannabe DBA) should know. While there are many more wait types than listed here, understanding these will give you a leg up when ...

When you use index views in the right situations, they can dramatically improve the performance of SQL Server queries. Tim Chapman explains why performance testing is the best way to tell if ...

Tracking down performance problems in your application can be a frustrating experience. Reduce your stress levels with custom counters.