Chapter 29. My favorite DMVs, and why
Aaron Bertrand
This chapter covers some of my favorite Dynamic Management Views and Dynamic Management Functions in SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2008. I will start out by giving some background about DMVs. Then I will list some details about the individual views and functions that I use most frequently. Finally, I will show you some interesting queries you can use to take full advantage of the information that these objects expose.
What is so great about DMVs, anyway?
As an architect first and foremost, I have always been interested in the performance and usage information I can extract out of my SQL Server instances. In versions prior to SQL Server 2005, there was a wide range of ways to get this information, ...
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