Health checks with SQL Inventory Manager versus performance metrics with SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server

Database administrators must monitor their databases for availability, health, and performance. However, monitoring has costs associated with it that may exceed the benefits it provides. One solution to this problem is to use an inventory management tool such as SQL Inventory Manager in addition to a performance monitoring tool such as SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server. Light health monitoring with an inventory management tool can be a cost-effective addition to full performance monitoring. And light health monitoring is often a better choice than no monitoring at all.

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