InstantForum.NET v2.9.0SQLServerCentralhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/notifications@sqlservercentral.comWed, 19 Jun 2013 19:59:50 GMT20http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic232217-202-1.aspxI must admit, using Idera DM makes life a lot easier for any DBA. Some DBA might call you lazy for using a tool like this, but I seriously disagree. DM can give you a deep insight into any SQL server, almost instantly. My former CITO's opinion after about 3 months of using DM was, how did we ever get along without it.I've been using DM for almost 12 months now (since 3.5). I recommend it to all my clients (I think I should start charging Idera some commission). It is true that in same cases it might cause overhead on your server, but finding a solution to a problem, that otherwise might have been eluding you, is always worth that cost.Wed, 08 Nov 2006 07:07:00 GMTRiaan Vermeulenhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic232217-202-1.aspx<P>running "worst performing queries, traces and batches" can be an overkill for the busy production server, since SQLDIAG is running traces on a target server. The good part that you can turn them off completely or run only at certain times.</P><P>Nice product, but pricey, when it comes to adding more servers to monitor...</P>Tue, 08 Nov 2005 10:53:00 GMTbarsukhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic232217-202-1.aspxComments posted to this topic are about the content posted at <A HREF="http://www.sqlservercentral.com/columnists/kKellenberger/sqldiagnosticmanagerreview.asp">http://www.sqlservercentral.com/columnists/kKellenberger/sqldiagnosticmanagerreview.asp</A>Tue, 25 Oct 2005 15:46:00 GMTKathi Kellenberger