DMV Comparison for SQL Server 2019 vs Azure SQL Database
What DMVs were added to Azure SQL Databases, and which DMVs are missing from Azure SQL Databases but still exist on SQL Server 2019 or other versions?
2025-06-02
What DMVs were added to Azure SQL Databases, and which DMVs are missing from Azure SQL Databases but still exist on SQL Server 2019 or other versions?
2025-06-02
2023-12-27
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2023-12-21 (first published: 2023-12-20)
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This is a great wrapper for your DMV's to automate a quick performance metric capture.
2016-01-12 (first published: 2016-01-06)
426 reads
Performance monitoring and optimization is an inseparable part of a DBA's activities. To optimize a poorly performing system/query or to troubleshoot the performance issues you need to know the root cause. Prior to SQL Server 2005, we had several system tables to monitor the state of the system.
2010-04-06
2,169 reads
2010-03-04
3,279 reads
Get a free green paper, an early access look at a new DMV book from longtime author Ian Stirk.
2010-02-02
3,224 reads
2009-06-30
3,196 reads
2009-06-22
2,870 reads
2009-06-15
3,130 reads
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I am trying to analyze a number of columns in a large table to determine the highest value for each row. In SQL Server 2022, we have the GREATEST function, which will return the greatest value from those columns passed in. How many columns can I include in an expression like this:
select GREATEST( col1, col2, col3, ...)See possible answers