Make SQL Server monitoring useful by relating waits, batch activity, memory indicators, and file latency to the same workload and observation window.
Peak Concurrency: The Busiest Moment From Start and End Times
Counting sessions per day tells you nothing about overlap. Here is a small event-sweep query that finds the busiest moment, with the tie trap explained.
Capturing Successful Logins With an Extended Events Session
A login event is a connection, not a user action. A small session shows how one query can leave three of them behind.
Countdowns in T-SQL: Days, Hours and Minutes Until an Event
A countdown that says 1 day for a one-second gap is counting boundaries, not time. Here is how to build one that tells the truth.
Consulting Wrap Up – What Next and How to Get Started
Use this consulting wrap up to keep a practical engagement checklist, choose the right service, and prepare the first email to get started.
Consulting 105 – Why Don’t I Want My Customers to Return for the Same Problem?
Learn to diagnose the same problem yourself, distinguish symptom relief from a root-cause fix, and know when a follow-up is useful.
Consulting 104 – Why Do I Give All the Performance Tuning Scripts to My Customers?
Keep performance tuning scripts with explanations, before-values, undo steps, and a configuration history your team can compare later.