1. Steve Hood Blog: SimpleSQLServer.com
Monitoring and Baselines
Steve Hood Blog: SimpleSQLServer.com
Photo "Laptop and Stethoscope" by jfcherry on Flickr CC

2. Monitoring and Baselines
Photo "Monitor" by Boyce Duprey on Flickr CC

3. Photo "snowflakes" by koogy on Flickr CC
Every Server is Unique
Photo "snowflakes" by koogy on Flickr CC

4. Continuous Baseline for 13 Months
Photo "Lucky 13" by Thomas Hawk on Flickr CC

5. What to Watch? Traces – Snapshot Wait Stats – Cumulative
Blocking – Snapshot
Query Stats – Cumulative
Index Stats – Cumulative
OS Perf Counters – Varies
Database and Table Sizes - Snapshot

6. Traces – Fill your drives
Photo "Overflowing" by roblonmom on Flickr CC

7. Traces vs. Extended Events
Photo "crossroads" by Laenulfean on Flickr CC

8. Traces – Enough days to matter
Photo "Calendar Card - January" by Joe Lanman on Flickr CC

9. Wait Stats – Wasted Time
Photo "clocks in a dumpster" by jasonvance on Flickr CC

10. Wait Stats – Filter Them Out

11. Wait Stats – 1 and 7 Days Ago
Photo "7 Mosaic" by Leo Reynolds on Flickr CC

12. Blocking – Who’s in Your Way
Photo "Driving Cars in a Traffic Jam" by Leo Reynolds on Flickr CC