Tag Archives: Performance

What is CPU Usage?

Posted on July 22, 2026 by way0utwest

I had a request from a customer recently who asked if we could give them a report of their database server instances and include CPU usage. This request was filtered through an account executive, so something was lost in translation, … Continue reading →

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T-SQL Tuesday #200: When I Look at a Query …

Posted on July 7, 2026 by way0utwest

This month is a milestone for T-SQL Tuesday. It’s number 200, which doesn’t sound big, but this is a monthly party (started by Adam Machanic). We have 12 blog party events a year. 200 means this has been running for … Continue reading →

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When Do We Worry About Scalability?

Posted on September 18, 2024 by way0utwest

“We need to get the code written for feature X. Can you finish this query today?” We’ve all heard some variation of that request. We have a request or demand, and we need to get it done. We need to … Continue reading →

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Invisible Downtime

Posted on May 22, 2024 by way0utwest

This article has a concept I’ve never heard about: invisible downtime. This is the idea that there are problems in your application that the customer sees. Your servers are running, but the application doesn’t work correctly or is pausing with … Continue reading →

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