Overview of WhatsUp Gold SQL Server Monitor Microsoft SQL Server is one of the most broadly used databases in the world and is central to theoperation of many organizations; for example, as the backend of e-commerce systems, internal humanresources systems etc. Because so many people depend on their SQL Servers for so many things, anyaccess or performance issues must be resolved quickly. In smaller to mid-sized companies this can bea challenge. In this environment there will not be anyone dedicated to SQL Servers EnterpriseManager console, there might not even be anyone in the server room. This is why it's important tohave mechanisms in place to alert people in case there's a failure on the system, so it can be fixedquickly. WhatsUp Gold SQL Server Monitor is a plug-in to WhatsUp Gold that gives organizations the abilityto monitor their SQL Server 2000 systems and assess their health and performance. It uses theWindows Management Interface (WMI) to monitor key SQL Server 2000 objects and counters andallows the WhatsUp Gold user to set thresholds on them to generate alerts. Once configured, the people responsible will automatically be notified when any aspect of their system needs attention,eliminating the need to continuously physically monitor it and freeing them to go about their normalday jobs.