Azure database monitoring that explains Azure SQL pressure

A high DTU or vCore percentage tells you that Azure SQL is under pressure, but not which query, wait, session or database behaviour created it. Mini DBA connects Azure database monitoring signals with workload evidence so you can tune the cause before paying for more capacity.

Use one Azure SQL monitoring tool for individual databases, logical servers and elastic pools while retaining the query and metric history needed to explain intermittent performance and capacity events.

Problems you can solve faster

  • Find queries behind DTU, vCore, data I/O or log pressure.
  • Investigate blocking, deadlocks, waits and connection limits.
  • See contention and capacity across elastic pools.
  • Catch storage, service-tier and database health risks early.
Mini DBA Azure SQL monitoring overview
Azure SQL overviewConnect service utilisation with database workload.
Mini DBA Azure SQL database performance dashboard
Database dashboardDrill into workload, waits, queries and database health.
Mini DBA Azure SQL elastic pool monitoring
Elastic poolsSee which databases are consuming shared capacity.
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Azure SQL monitoring features

  • DTU or vCore, CPU, data I/O, log and storage monitoring.
  • Sessions, queries, waits, blocking, deadlocks and Query Store.
  • Logical server, database and elastic-pool visibility.
  • Indexes, files, memory, permissions and health checks.
  • Profiler and performance-tuning evidence for difficult workloads.

History, alerts and AI-assisted analysis

  • Metric and query history for transient cloud performance events.
  • Configurable alerts and alert history for resource and availability risks.
  • AI Assistant for guided diagnosis using Azure SQL context.
  • Azure SQL MCP monitoring within the same multi-database investigation workflow.
  • One Console for Azure SQL and on-premises database platforms.

Investigate Azure SQL performance instead of watching percentages

Start with service utilisation, then follow the affected database into the workload evidence that explains the change. Mini DBA keeps each diagnostic workflow linked to the same monitored Azure SQL environment.

Monitor every database platform from one Console

SQL Server PostgreSQL MySQL and MariaDB Oracle

Explore cross-platform database monitoring across the complete mixed estate

Investigate the database problem, not just the platform

Use a problem-led workflow across SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, Oracle and Azure SQL.

Blocking and lock contention

Find the lead blocker and understand every waiting session.

Investigate blocking →

Deadlock analysis

Preserve participants, statements and resources after the event.

Analyse deadlocks →

Query performance

Prioritise expensive workload and inspect execution plans.

Analyse queries →

Performance history

Reconstruct incidents after the live symptoms have gone.

Explore history →
See what is slowing your databases down

Install Mini DBA on Windows, a suitable Linux VM or a supported container platform, connect an Engine and start collecting the evidence behind performance incidents.

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