SQL Server Monitoring Tools are tools designed to monitor the status, internal parameters, and performance of instances of the Microsoft SQL Server, a Relational DBMS (RDBMS) developed by Microsoft. They may range from simple tools designed to query availability and uptime to more complex solutions which can keep track of query execution time and other performance-related parameters of a database server. Keep in mind that most RDBMSes support the Structured Query Language (SQL) and may be colloquially (and erroneously) referred to as “SQL Servers”. However, they are not related to the Microsoft product and do not fall under the scope of this article.