Releases · erikdarlingdata/PerformanceStudio Free, open-source SQL Server execution plan analyzer — cross-platform GUI + CLI with 30 analysis rules, missing index detection, SSMS extension. Built-in MCP server for AI-assisted plan review. - e...

Performance Studio 1.5.0 released! github.com/erikdarlingd...

Got a bunch of cool feedback from Joe Obbish to make the plan analysis smarter and less noisy. And in case you missed it, I'm putting all the analysis into a website: plans.erikdarling.com

“American bidet”

Planning the next major version · erikdarlingdata PerformanceMonitor · Discussion #832 I'm considering decommissioning the Full dashboard in favor of the Lite dashboard with two modes: What you're used to, standalone, easy to run and monitor tool The Lite dashboard with a Windows Ser...

Want to have a say in how my performance monitoring tool moves forward? Head here to give me feedback: github.com/erikdarlingd...

Release 2026-04-09 · amachanic/sp_whoisactive Major Versioning and Non-Behavioral Script Changes Removed the legacy who_is_active.sql file Broke script into different versions based on targeted SQL Server compatibility (see README.MD in the r...

There's a new version of sp_WhoIsActive, for those who celebrate: github.com/amachanic/sp...

Did you get your free backup scripts when you read that?

Hear, hear! WorkloadTools 1.7.3 is out! github.com/spaghettidba...
Many fixes to replay code

Oh. You’re the one.

Who hasn’t been there.

How fucked is my NoSQL database? Evaluate how fucked your NoSQL database is with this handy website.

i've never seen this site before, but it's making me happy in the moment: howfuckedismydatabase.com/nosql/

Making A Website For Tracking My GitHub Stats

Making A Website For Tracking My GitHub Stats GitHub only keeps 14 days of traffic data. If you don't capture it, it's gone. I got tired of losing that...

erikdarling.com/making-a-website-for-tra...

Darling Data - GitHub Stats GitHub repository statistics

In case anyone is interested, I built a site for my GitHub repo stats: stats.erikdarling.com

Release v2.6.0 - EGOT · erikdarlingdata/PerformanceMonitor You Can't Beat Someone Who's Having Fun The main goal of this release was to improve data presentation. Obviously some other stuff came up along the way, and thanks to everyone who submitted issues...

New Performance Monitor release! Version 2.6. is out and ready for your monitoring pleasure.

github.com/erikdarlingd...

Free SQL Server Query Plan Analysis — Darling Data

Free SQL Server query plan analysis, right in your browser: plans.erikdarling.com

Powered by the same analysis engine as Performance Studio. XML doesn't leave your browser, so you can stay private.

I suppose I’ll say it here too: read uncommitted.

Release v1.4.0 · erikdarlingdata/PerformanceStudio Contextual Schema Lookup As always, a big MERCI is due to MON AMI rferraton, for all the nifty little UI/UX tweaks he's been adding in here. The headline feature in v1.4.0: right-click any table or...

Performance Studio Release v1.4.0
github.com/erikdarlingd...

As always, a big MERCI is due to MON AMI Romain Ferraton for all the nifty UI/UX tweaks he's been making.

For my part, I mostly tried not mess anything up, while adding in some stuff that I think is pretty handy.

SPRING BREAK!!!

Release Updates_20260401 - First things first I'll eat your brains · erikdarlingdata/DarlingData April 1, 2026 Release What's New TestBackupPerformance 1.0 (new procedure) Tests backup throughput across combinations of file count (striping), compression, buffer count, and max transfer size Co...

For all my F5 friends out there, here's a new release of my SQL Server performance troubleshooting stored procedures: github.com/erikdarlingd...

Release v2.5.0 - Before The Fool's Day · erikdarlingdata/PerformanceMonitor Better Than Yours Contributors: @tnguyen7s, @jakemorgangit, @kontrago, @dphugo, @HannahVernon This release represents the most powerful and capable release since the last release. Game changer. Lit...

Performance Monitor 2.5.0 Release (FREE|MIT)
This release represents the most powerful and capable release since the last release. Game changer. Literally transformative. It will rock you to your very core.

github.com/erikdarlingd...

You are welcome to try it. I don’t have access to any of that stuff, have no interest in it.

If it doesn’t work and support is important to you, you can contribute code if you’d like.

Support in what way? I’ve never used Fabric anything so I have no idea.

New Performance Studio Release: 1.3.0 (FREE|MIT): github.com/erikdarlingd...

Thanks to Romain Ferraton for the continued Query Store prettification.

How well are we talking here?

Back in Chicago to bring human-generated joy to the people for PASS Data Comunity SUmmit East! Register here: click.red-gate.com/ODA4LUlURy03...
#PASSDataSummit

the preview feature is mentioned in the post, but beneath the title, so most people won't see it.

i hear good things about the maxdop 1 life from @kendralittle.bsky.social

but is it documented? 😎

i use the cli for the custom spinners: github.com/MrJoeSack/sp...

Hyper-threading on Azure VMs is a SQL Licensing Trap Azure VMs with hyper-threading enabled are sized according to logical cores instead of physical cores. These logical cores can perform with 50% of the power of physical cores for high...

Hyper-threading on Azure VMs is a SQL Licensing Trap

Azure VMs with hyper-threading enabled are sized according to logical cores instead of physical cores. These logical cores can perform with 50% of the power of...

top microsoft man strikes again: seangallardy.com/non-yielding...

It’s Here: AI Query Tuning Early in Covid, even before the mass awareness set in, I remember reading some blog posts from the rationalist community. They fundamentally said two things: the disease and math are real, and this…

my proper friend forrest wrote a great post©️
forrestmcdaniel.com/2026/03/23/i...