https://www.sqlserver70.com/tags/azure-sql-database/Recent content in Azure Sql Database on SQL Server ScriptsHugo -- gohugo.ioenSQLServer70.comSun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.sqlserver70.com/post/track-azure-sql-database-load-with-sys-dm-db-resource-stats/Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.sqlserver70.com/post/track-azure-sql-database-load-with-sys-dm-db-resource-stats/ <p>When an Azure SQL database slows down, the first thing to find out is whether it has hit the limits of its service tier. <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/relational-databases/system-dynamic-management-objects/sys-dm-db-resource-stats-azure-sql-database?view=fabric-sqldb"><code>sys.dm_db_resource_stats</code></a> answers that with one row for every 15 seconds, even when the database is idle, and keeps about an hour of them. The three queries below return the raw rows, a DTU-style peak for each interval, and an average and maximum for the hour.</p> <script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1012089347386563" crossorigin="anonymous"></script> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-1012089347386563" data-ad-slot="8593449130"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <h2 id="purpose-and-overview">Purpose and Overview</h2> <p>The DMV arrived on <a href="https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-sql-database-introduces-new-near-real-time-performance-metrics/">September 11, 2014</a>. At the time the Basic, Standard and Premium service tiers were in preview, and customers were asking how to decide which tier a workload needed. The new view exposed fine-grained, real-time resource consumption data to answer that.</p>