This metric investigates replication jobs, searching for any that may be disabled inappropriately. If any of your replication jobs have been disabled inappropriately, you may not be aware of their state. Read more
Category: Best Practice
Disabled backup jobs
This metric investigates backup jobs, searching for any that may be disabled inappropriately. If any of your backup jobs have been disabled inappropriately, you may not be aware of their state. Read more
Percentage of fragmented indexes
This is a general indicator of performance problems. Index fragmentation can affect the rate of return for moderate to large tables. If multiple indexes are fragmented throughout the database, then an index maintenance strategy needs to be evaluated. Read more
Number of unused indexes
Use this metric if you want to monitor the number of indexes per database that haven’t been used for the last month. Indexes that aren’t in use should be removed because they can degrade INSERT, UPDATE and DELETE performance, and they use storage space. Read more
Tables without clustered indexes defined
This metric measures the number of tables without clustered indexes defined that contain more than 1000 rows per database. Read more
Possible duplicate indexes
When a table has multiple indexes defined on the same columns, it produces duplicate indexes that waste space and have a negative impact on performance. Read more
Performance-related database settings
If you manage a server where you are not in complete control of the creation of databases, or you’re unfamiliar with what settings to change, you may miss things out or set them incorrectly. Read more