Redmond Magazine

Why Activity Monitor May Be Hurting Your SQL Server's Performance

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 Announces General Availability of SQL Diagnostic Manager 14.0, Introducing AI-Powered Query and Workload Index Optimization for SQL Server

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/ -- ...
Business Wire

Quest Fuels Game Changing SQL Server Enhancements Through Low-Cost, Automated Compliance and Performance Monitoring Tools

ALISO VIEJO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Quest Software, a global systems management, data protection and security software provider, today announced full integration of ApexSQL since it was acquired by ...
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Quest Software Integrates New Release of Spotlight on SQL Server Enterprise with Project Lucy SaaS Initiative

At Tech-Ed 2011, Quest Software, Inc. announced a new version of its SQL diagnostics product, Spotlight on SQL Server Enterprise. The new release features integration with Project Lucy, a Quest ...