Azure SQL Monitoring Checklist
Complete this checklist to ensure all critical Azure SQL monitoring tasks are performed and documented.
Date of Checklist Completion
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Month
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Day
Year
2 digit month, 2 digit day, 4 digit year
Date
Monitored Environment
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Please Select
Production
Staging
Development
Test
Other
SQL Server/Database Name
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Person Responsible for Monitoring
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First Name
Last Name
Backup Status
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Successful
Failed
Not Applicable
Performance Metrics Check
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Rows
Checked
Requires Attention
CPU Usage
1
2
Memory Usage
3
4
Storage Space
5
6
Query Performance
7
8
Deadlocks
9
10
Security Audit Tasks
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Review user access/permissions
Check for failed logins
Review firewall rules
Audit security alerts
Other
Connectivity & Availability Checks
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Ping/Connection Test
High availability group status
Failover readiness
Geo-replication status
Error Log Review
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No critical errors found
Critical errors found
Not reviewed
Compliance & Policy Checks
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Encryption enabled
Auditing enabled
Long-term retention configured
Geo-backup enabled
Escalation or Follow-up Actions Needed?
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No action needed
Yes, action required
Comments or Additional Notes
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