SQL Diagnostic Manager Product Updates
Your single source for release news, feature spotlights, and learning resources for SQL Diagnostic Manager
SQL Server AI: What DBAs Need to Know in 2026
Explore how AI is transforming SQL Server performance management in 2026, from faster query tuning to detecting workload drift, plan regressions, and emerging bottlenecks before they impact production. Learn where AI delivers real value for DBAs — and why context-aware monitoring tools outperform standalone AI assistants for production environments.
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What's New in SQL Diagnostic Manager 14.0
Join us for a live webinar on April 9th for an in-depth demonstration of the latest features and additions included in our latest product update for SQL Diagnostic Manager, including IDERA AI.
Get to Know IDERA AI
SQL Diagnostic Manager 14.0 introduce IDERA AI into our flagship product - learn about IDERA AI and how it can help you go beyond monitoring to intelligent SQL Server optimization with our AI FAQ page..
Welcome to the SQL Diagnostic Manager In-Product Notification Center
Introducing the SQL Diagnostic Manager Product Update Center—releases, tips, feature spotlights, and learning labs in one place to boost performance fast.
What’s New in SQL Diagnostic Manager 14.0
New in SQL Diagnostic Manager 14.0: AI-powered query and workload index optimization built into Query Monitor—turn slow queries into workload-aware index recommendations in minutes, not days. Get actionable tuning guidance you control (nothing is auto-applied), so you can resolve performance issues faster with less guesswork.
Try 3 Powerful New Free AI Tools to Support SQL Diagnostic Manager
Turn SQL Diagnostic Manager insights into fixes faster with IDERA’s free AI tools—generate, optimize, and validate SQL in minutes.
Learning Lab: Query History & Prescriptive Analysis (spikes to root cause fast)
Join Idera SQL expert Justin Wilkes to learn about Query Monitor and Prescriptive Analysis, and how you can configure these areas correctly to get the most out of the SQL DM. We will also go over the new features built into SQL DM 14 that allow AI to help tune your queries, schema, and indexes.
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