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Monitor SQL Database Bottlenecks

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You're working on a data pipeline that depends on an enterprise SQL database for ingestion, transformations, or reporting. You want to know which signals actually help you spot performance issues before they affect downstream jobs.

Question

What are the key performance metrics you monitor to identify bottlenecks in an enterprise SQL database?