Yes, You Should Monitor Azure SQL Database
summary
Azure SQL Database still requires active monitoring because billing and performance are linked to DTU/vCore choices and geo‑replication adds cost. Use the portal plus queries against sys.dm_db_resource_stats and sys.dm_db_wait_stats to track CPU, DTU%, data IO, log writes and deadlocks; use Query Store (1‑hour aggregation, 7‑day retention default, 10 MB default) for aggregated plan history; use Extended Events (no Profiler/trace, limited targets, no real‑time UI unless exporting to storage) for detail.
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chapters (14)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:29Knowledge is Power
- 6:42Hardware doesnt matter
- 12:00Platform as a Service
- 17:29Cost
- 20:18Metrics Measures
- 23:03Demo
- 36:33What Ive Done
- 37:23Sysdmdb Weight Stats
- 40:13Sysdmdb Resource Stats
- 42:23Query Store
- 44:03Query Store Properties
- 45:33Extended Events
- 48:43Summary
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