2026

Thank you for considering Database Health Monitor as your go-to tool for monitoring and optimizing your databases. In addition to the benefits I mentioned in… Read More »Monitor Wait Statistics and Blocking Queries with Database Health Monitor

Database management can often feel like a juggling act, with countless tasks demanding attention to keep systems running smoothly. For SQL Server administrators, one of… Read More »Understanding SQL Server Agent Jobs: A Guide to Database Automation

The Database Health Monitor team has been busy adding new features. These have been covered on various episodes of the Stedman SQL Podcast outlined below.… Read More »New Database Health Monitor Features on Stedman SQL Podcast

I have been getting a lot of good feedback on twitter lately about the JOIN Types poster.Learn more about the Join Types poster. Compatible with… Read More »Free Join Types Poster

SQL Server In-Place Upgrades: Fast, Easy… and Potentially Dangerous Overview This post walks through what an in-place upgrade really is in SQL Server, why it’s… Read More »SQL Server In-Place Upgrades: Fast, Easy… and Potentially Dangerous

Have you seen our Managed Services offering? Managed Services for SQL Servers has become one of the largest parts of our business, and we have… Read More »Our Managed Services package

When it comes to managing data across multiple servers, SQL Server Replication often comes up as a potential solution. But a critical question lingers for… Read More »Is SQL Server Replication Real-Time? Understanding Snapshot, Transactional, and Merge Replication

As the founder and owner of Stedman Solutions, LLC, I understand the challenges you face when your DBA or developer plans a vacation or when… Read More »Staff Augmention – We can help!

Need help with this or anything relating to SQL Server? The team at Stedman Solutions can help. Find out how with a free no risk… Read More »Navigating SQL Server Licensing and Cost Optimization