• You can look at currently running queries as much as you like, but queries are not what use memory, and so you'll be wasting time looking at that.

    SQL's memory usage is mainly the data cache and the plan cache, and both exist as optimisations.

    Chapter 4 - https://www.simple-talk.com/books/sql-books/troubleshooting-sql-server-a-guide-for-the-accidental-dba/

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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