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  1. filter webhook notifications

    I would like to be able to filter which webhook notifications get sent out via an option in alert settings - notifications.
    e.g. for each alert, we have the option to send an email to a default address, an alternative address, or don't send an email for this alert.

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    completed  ·  Neil Turner responded

    As of SQL Monitor 11.1.8 Webhook notifications can be enabled and disabled for an alert type within alert settings (see screenshot).

  2. Azure ad intergration

    My wish is that my users can sign-in with azure user account.

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  3. Have the option to capture parameters from queries

    Presumably this would require having the trace enabled and you wouldn't necessarily want to be capturing every parameter on every query so there probably needs to be some logic around choosing what to keep. This would obviously help track down parameter sniffing problems along with other troubleshooting of the exact scenario you are trying to look at.

    This is different from the suggestion listed here:
    https://sqlmonitor.uservoice.com/forums/91743-suggestions/suggestions/41237467-display-parameter-list-in-the-query-plan-form

    (And that one should also be implemented and would be a valuable time saver)

    8 votes
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    completed  ·  AdminLiam Prescott (Product Design, Red Gate Software) responded

    Preview support for monitoring individual query executions for user selected SQL Servers was introduced in version 14.0.39 (January 8, 2025).

    When enabled on an instance, data such as start and end times, duration, reads and writes, and query text can now be viewed and parameters appear in the query text.

  4. Be able to identify Base Monitors by a user friendly name in a MSP Solution

    For example in the "Manage Servers" screen, when using a MSP Solution, it's only possible to view the actual names entered on the Base Monitor Configuration page.
    Without having to resort to a DNS work-around for this issue, it would be nice to add the option to use a "Display Friendly name" instead of the name of the Base Monitor Server.
    That way, people who don't know which individual server belongs to which individual client or base monitor, can easily identify them based on their displayname.

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  5. Webhook notifications need to be configurable at an alert level

    While Webhook notifications is a cute idea, it has no value to me if I can't customize what alerts get it. Please add a Webhooks column to the individual alert settings.

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    completed  ·  Neil Turner responded

    As of SQL Monitor 11.1.8 Webhook notifications can now be enabled and disabled for alert types.

    This can be done within the alert settings page for each alert type (see screenshot).

  6. Recognize Low Alerts visually in overview

    Low Alerts show as blue dots on the Latest Alerts panel, but in the overview they show Green like Healthy.
    Especially when showing Small Tiles (we monitor 60+ instances) they do not stand out from Healty ones (see the attached examples).

    For that reason I dont use many Low Alerts.
    It would be more consistent to use blue in the overviews also.

    4 votes
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  7. search Top Queries

    I have a process that reports on stored proc outliers. When I go to SQL Monitor, it is very difficult to search the top queries to find the particular stored proc.

    For instance, if I do a ctrl+f and search for "I.Invoices", the search may find that snippet in "hidden" areas (in the dropdowns) but I cannot tell where the found items are.

    A query syntax search of the top queries would be extremely helpful.

    9 votes
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  8. SQL Monitor Audit Trail

    It would be nice to have an audit trail of changes in SQL Monitor. For example, if an alert is changed, a new instances is added/removed, or users are added or removed.

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    completed  ·  AdminLiam Prescott (Product Design, Red Gate Software) responded

    Starting with version 14.0.57 (released on May 6, 2025), the Enterprise Edition of Redgate Monitor includes an audit log of user activity in Redgate Monitor, capturing sensitive changes such as modifications to alert settings. and the addition or removal of users and monitored instances

  9. Job Duration Unusual: Threshold higher than 100%

    Currently when configuring different threshold in the "Job Duration Unusual" alert we are limited to a maximum of 100% of the baseline. So for example if I wanted an High alert when a job is 5 times the baseline it's not currently possible, I'm limited to 2x.

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    completed  ·  Carlos Eriksson responded

    As of version 10.0.9, it is possible to enter thresholds over 100% for the job duration unusual alert.

  10. Show Job name instead of ID in query related alerts

    This is a follow-up on: https://sqlmonitor.uservoice.com/forums/91743-suggestions/suggestions/1865305-show-job-name-not-job-id-value-for-job-related-ale

    The job ID was replaced by the job name in Job Failing, Job Duration, Job Cancelled alerts but I would like to see the same for query related alerts, specifically Long-Running query but the comments in the other item also mention Block Process and Deadlocks.

    12 votes
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  11. See on the overview page incase of a AlwaysOn or a windows cluster which node is the active\primary

    We have several windows clusters and AlwaysOn clusters. It would be very helpful to see on the overview page which node is active.

    It can be easily done by adding a color to the AG icon on the tile.

    I know that it can be seen on the cluster overview but I really think it belongs on the Overview page.

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  12. Ability To Alias PaaS (SQL Azure) Instances

    You currently can alias IaaS instances but the option does not show up if it is a PaaS instance.

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  13. Suport for Azure SQL Hyperscale

    Add support for the new Azure SQL Hyperscale PaaS solution

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    completed  ·  AdminLiam Prescott (Product Design, Red Gate Software) responded

    Redgate Monitor supports monitoring Azure SQL Database running on the Hyperscale service tier.

    Both the primary and replicas can be monitored in a similar way. More information is available in the documentation: https://documentation.red-gate.com/monitor/azure-sql-database-hyperscale-313492584.html

  14. Monitor Azure Managed Instances

    Redgate Monitor still does not appear to fully support Azure Managed Instances. As our primary business is about to move across solely to Azure Managed Instances, this is now a seriously high priority for us.

    We are heavy users of Redgate Monitor for our business, so this is now starting to be become a bit of a worry for us.

    46 votes
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  15. Wire up Notifications to MS Teams (in addition to Slack)

    Wire up Notifications to MS Teams (in addition to Slack)

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  16. Don't check Agent status for Express Edition

    Whenever I add a server to the monitoring that is Express Edition, I get alerted that the SQL Agent service is not running.
    Well d'uh. It's Express Edition. The Agent service cannot run on it.

    Instead of always giving me this alert and then having me go in and disable it for yet another server, why not change the logic to not raise this alert at all when the edition is detected as Express?

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  17. Commit to supporting Linux in some way

    Linux is the future of sql server. If you've not deployed SQL 2019 AlwaysOn on Kubernetes I'd highly suggest you do. The install is lightning fast compared to clunky Windows installers of the past. I really feel like Redgate is taking a slow poison by not getting on this sooner. Honestly most of the metrics in sql monitor come from the internals of sql. All we really need from Linux is probably free disk space and cpu.

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  18. Add 2017 CU14 to Estate view

    Currently SQL Monitor shows the latest SQL Server 2017 version to be CU13 yet the latest is CU14. This should show the latest version.

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  19. SQL Agent jobs with a 'cancelled' status are incorrectly flagged as 'Job failing' in the Alert Inbox

    With Always On related SQL Agent jobs, an initial job step is added to check whether the target database is Primary/Secondary on the cluster node. If 'Primary', then continue with subsequent job steps, if 'Secondary' then stop and do not attempt any further job steps. In circumstances where the job is stopped the last run outcome is shown as 'Canceled' - however, SQL Monitor shows these particular status jobs as 'Job failing' in the Alert Inbox. The job hasn't really failed and has been stopped in a controlled way. Can the status of these job be correctly identified please?

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    completed  ·  Adam responded

    Thanks for this suggestion, and for the additional comments which helped us decide quickly what solution to implement.

    Version 9.0.13 released 23rd May includes a new Job cancelled alert (off by default) and stops the existing Job failing alert being raised for cancelled jobs.

    We hope this meets requirements and will mark it as closed, but please do raise further suggestions for any improvements you would like to see.

    Thanks,
    SQL Monitor Development Team

  20. In the Estate view you are 2 CU's behind for SQL Server 2016.

    Currently SQL Monitor shows the latest SQL Server 2016 version to be SP2 CU4 yet the latest is SP2 CU6. This should show the latest version.

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