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SQL Server High Number of User Connections found on PERFMON, how to resolve it?

Published 3 June 8 3:7 AM | SSQA.net

I was working with one of the user project to monitor the Performance Audit of their SQL Server estate. One SQL instance among the SQL farm is very important to their day-to-day business and cannot sustain even 5 minutes of downtime which is termed as...

Filed under: sql server, performance, sysmon, 2000, 2005, high cpu, perflib, activity, user connections, mars

Stored Procedures caught me with too many recomplies - way out to avoid it

Published 25 October 7 3:35 AM | SSQA.net

A common scenario in SQL Server environment that often application users complained about slow performance and same time you observe high CPU usage/spikes on the SQL Server instance, so better to follow the methods from HighCPU-whyitis blog and still...

Filed under: sql server, performance, indexes, blogs, kba, stored procedure, high cpu, recompile, too many

High CPU issues that are specific to SQL Server 2000 installations and few with SQL 2005 too!

Published 20 September 7 10:40 AM | SSQA.net

Here comes another Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) on the forums and Frequently Posted Blog (FPB) here about high cpu issues on the SQL Server 2000 instances. Looking at high cpu spiks and performace issues is a common problem in all SQL Server installations...

Filed under: sql server, performance, databases, blogs, blocking, query, kba, cpu, execution plan, backups, resources, high cpu, FAQ

Performance - check whether it is affecting application or system, don't blame SQL Server alone

Published 3 September 7 9:42 AM | SSQA.net

Its a general assumption that whenever performance is degraded, the finger will be pointed to SQL Server, pretty easy eh!? If you look at any of the SQL Server related forums then 3 in 10 questions asks same question and nothing but shove blame on SQL...

Filed under: application, sql server, performance, blocking, security, query, table, wait, queue, high cpu, oltp