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SolarWinds is pleased to announce the general availability of SQL Sentry 2026.2. This release advances the SQL Sentry Portal experience with the addition of Running Queries, introduces data loss metrics for Availability Groups, and delivers enhancements to AI Query Assist. Read on for more details. SQL Sentry 2026.2…
SQLPerformance is back. For years, it’s been a trusted home for deeply technical, real-world guidance for SQL Server professionals, and that mission matters more than ever in today’s more complex, fast-moving database environments. The first article of 2026 is by Kevin Kline.…
Use Case: We have PowerShell scripts we use for patching our SQL Servers. As part of the script, we would like to be able to programmatically SNOOZE and UNSNOOZE the server we're patching so it doesn't alarm during reboots. I also opened this as Feature Request: CUST-126972 ——— There are some useful commands in the…
One of the most impactful concurrency improvements a DBA team can implement in SQL Server is enabling Read Committed Snapshot Isolation (RCSI). By leveraging row versioning to reduce read/write blocking, environments often experience immediate improvements in throughput, reduced lock waits, and fewer user complaints tied…
I'd like to execute a Powershell script daily on each windows server in our farm that sends event viewer information to a SQL Server Audit database. Does anyone know if it's possible to create a condition that will execute a Powershell script? Otherwise I can utilize windows task scheduler or other tool to fire off the…
SQL Sentry 2026.1 Release SolarWinds is proud to announce the GA release of SQL Sentry 2026.1! In this release, SQL Sentry supports OAuth 2.0 for alert emails, expands observability to include agent jobs held within contained availability groups, and we’re continuing to make progress on building out the web portal. SQL…
A couple of months ago, I wrote about the redesigned SolarWinds SQLSentry Web Portal. I'm now happy to announce that a public demo is available! If you haven't had the chance to try out SQLSentry, or you have it but haven't decided to upgrade yet, feel free to try it out and see the great value the redesigned web portal…
Currently, I can’t locate Resource Governor–specific metrics or visualizations in the SQL Sentry client or web UI. Does SQL Sentry support collecting Resource Governor data (e.g., workload group/pool stats), and if so, what steps are required to enable collection and display it on the dashboards?
My SQL Sentry database is an alwayson group of servers, but when I try to connect from SQLSentry Client to the AlwaysOn listener, the tool gave me an error message "The SQL Sentry database can't be reached and maybe offline" look like it doesn't like the listener name. It works fine if I setup the connection with the…
Hi, I need to configure all polling engines alert to check last database sync time. can anyone please help on it? Thanks in advance.
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