https://www.sqlserver70.com/tags/query-store/Recent content in Query Store on SQL Server ScriptsHugo -- gohugo.ioenSQLServer70.comMon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.sqlserver70.com/post/top-memory-consumers-dm-os-memory-clerks/Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.sqlserver70.com/post/top-memory-consumers-dm-os-memory-clerks/ <p>Buffer pool counters explain data cache pressure but go silent the moment memory trouble comes from somewhere else. <code>sys.dm_os_memory_clerks</code> is the DMV that covers everything the buffer pool doesn't — plan cache, In-Memory OLTP, Query Store, query memory grants, Extended Events sessions — by reporting <code>pages_kb</code> per clerk. Grouping those rows by <code>type</code> produces a ranked list of exactly which internal SQL Server subsystem is holding the most memory right now.</p>