SQL Server Activity Monitor can help you identify locking and blocking issues. Closely watch the Wait Time, Wait Type, Wait Resource and Blocked By values for listed processes.

Sentrigo Adds Microsoft SQL Server Support to Its Hedgehog Database Activity Monitoring Software Major new release includes module for rapid implementation of PCI DSS, SOX, SAS 70 database compliance ...

Lumigent has just announced Entegra, a new solution for auditing activity in Microsoft SQL Server databases. I had a chance to play with a pre-release copy, so here are some impressions.