{"id":389,"date":"2015-06-16T19:56:08","date_gmt":"2015-06-16T19:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wwwdev.virtual-dba.com\/?page_id=389"},"modified":"2021-04-28T12:49:38","modified_gmt":"2021-04-28T19:49:38","slug":"health-check","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/virtual-dba.com\/platforms\/sql-server-old\/health-check\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft SQL Server Health Check"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;health check banner&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/virtual-dba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/vdba-platform-banner-sqlserver-3.jpg&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||20px|&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;50px|0|50px|0&#8243; padding_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_row padding_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221; column_padding_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; module_class=&#8221; et_pb_row_fullwidth&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; width=&#8221;89%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;80%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; max_width=&#8221;89%&#8221; max_width_tablet=&#8221;80%&#8221; max_width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;40px|0px|0px|0px&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;H1 and Meta Blurb&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Microsoft SQL Server Health Check<\/h1>\n<p>\n<span class=\"h2\">Database performance is company performance. 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