For database administrators in charge of responding to Sql Server alerts at all hours of the day and night, the feeling of being overloaded is likely exacerbated by the constant barrage of notifications that something needs your attention. RIGHT. NOW.

SQL Server Monitoring is crucial to maintaining high availability and tracking performance issues in your system, and alerts are hands-down the most efficient way to find out there is an issue. But it is possible to have too much of a good thing.