---
title: "DB24 | Docs - Version 2026.1"
url: https://db24.ai/docs/version-2026-1
description: "The DB24 2026.1 release is the Performance PowerTake — a major step forward in how DB24 measures, analyzes, and scales SQL Server performance."
lang: en
---

# Version 2026.1

Last updated: March 4, 2026 •

performance

## DB24 Release Notes - Version 2026.1

_Release Date: Februari 2, 2026_

The DB24 2026.1 release is the **Performance PowerTake** — a major step forward in how DB24 measures, analyzes, and scales SQL Server performance.
This release introduces a new generation of **performance metrics** alongside significant **runtime, datastore, and portal performance improvements**.

The result is faster insights, clearer diagnostics, and a smoother experience across large and complex environments.

**Key updates:**

- **New performance analytics suite** with CPU, IO, waits, index efficiency, and consolidation insights
- **High‑resolution historical workload collection** for accurate trend and capacity analysis
- **Major Portal and Datastore performance optimizations**
- **Numerous stability and correctness fixes across Runtime, Datastore, and Portal**

## 🌟 Spotlight: Performance PowerTake

Performance PowerTake is about turning raw workload data into clear, actionable insight.
DB24 now captures performance metrics and transforms it into reports that answer real‑world DBA questions — not just snapshots, but behavior over time.

This release helps you:

- Understand _when_ and _why_ performance pressure occurs
- Identify the _true_ resource bottlenecks
- Evaluate consolidation scenarios using real historical load

## ➡️ New Features

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### **New Performance Metrics**

DB24 introduces a new set of performance‑focused reports built on minute‑level workload collection and hourly aggregation.

#### **CPU Usage Report**

- Minute‑level CPU collection, aggregated by hour
- Distinguishes SQL Server load from other host processes
- Identifies CPU pressure patterns over time

#### **Database IO Metrics Report**

- Hourly aggregation of database file IO activity
- Highlights read vs write pressure
- Identifies databases responsible for IO load

#### **Waits Metrics Report**

- Hourly aggregation of wait statistics
- Separates signal waits from resource waits
- Clarifies whether waits are CPU, storage, locking, or network related

#### **Index Efficiency Report**

- Analyzes non‑clustered index usage and effectiveness

#### **Consolidation Report**

- Uses real historical workload data
- Simulates how instances would behave when consolidated
- Answers questions like:
  > “Based on the last 7 days, what happens if we consolidate these instances onto a 16‑core server?”

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### **Portal – Collect and Display Heaviest Queries**

- Displays CPU‑intensive, long‑running, and write‑heavy queries
- Provides direct insight into workload drivers
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### **Portal – Improved Application Performance**

- Optimized portal queries and rendering
- New datastore indexes for faster page loads
- Noticeably improved responsiveness in large environments
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### **Portal – Show Category AiQ Score per Instance**

- AiQ datagrid now shows category‑level scores
- Improves visibility into strengths and weaknesses per instance
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### **Portal – Set Environment Color**

- Assign custom colors per environment
- Color is applied to the top header
- Makes environment context immediately visible
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### **Portal – Add Recovery Model and ReadOnly to Backup Status**

- Backup Status report now includes:
  - Recovery Model
  - ReadOnly state
- Improves interpretation of backup behavior and warnings
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### **Portal – Bad Booleans Highlighting**

- Datagrids visually highlight risky boolean values
- Example: red checkbox when `xp_cmdshell` is enabled
- Makes unsafe configurations easier to spot
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### **Datastore – New VolumeInfo Object**

- Stores latest state of volumes hosting SQL Server files
- Includes filesystem details and aggregated data/log sizes
- Improves accuracy of space‑related insights and alerts
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### **Datastore – Public Exposed Views**

- Version‑controlled views in the `api` schema
- Stable, supported interface for external integrations
- Enables safe access to curated DB24 data
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### **Datastore – Collect Index Fragmentation Information**

- Captures index fragmentation before maintenance
- Supports historical trend analysis
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### **Datastore – Optimize Facts Collection**

- Improved collection logic and indexing
- Faster and more efficient data ingestion
- Reduced overall datastore load
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### **Datastore – Backup & Alert Refinements**

- Snapshot backups included in Backup Status
- Backup Size Deviations exclude Snapshot and CopyOnly backups
- Backup Path Deviation exclusions supported
- TargetObject added to Security Audit alert exclusions
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### **Notifications – Aggregated Alerts**

- Backup warnings are aggregated into a single row
- Reduces noise in large environments
- Improves readability and actionability

## 🐞 Bug Fixes

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### **Runtime – Availability Group Space Metrics**

- Fixed missing space metrics for AG primary databases
- Reads from readable secondaries when possible
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### **Runtime – Long Index Name Handling**

- Fixed failures when index names reached 128 characters
- Index collection is now fully reliable
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### **Runtime – Housekeeping Schedule Warnings**

- Removed misleading agent warnings during schedule updates
- Prevents false error log noise
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### **Runtime – SQL Server Utilization Calculations**

- Fixed incorrect CPU unit conversions
- Added normalized load per day per core
- Improves cross‑instance comparability
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### **Runtime – Log Growth Safeguards**

- Caps rows in log.Runtime and log.Datastore
- Prevents uncontrolled log growth
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### **Datastore – Disk Space Warnings**

- Disk space warnings now use VolumeInfo
- Ensures briefs and alerts reflect current state
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### **Datastore – AiQ Scoring Accuracy**

- Negative AiQ values excluded from critical parameters
- Prevents misleading gamification scores
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### **Datastore – SQL Builds & Patches Classification**

- Extended Support versions now classified as MS Supported
- Improves accuracy of support status reporting

## 🧭 Summary

DB24 2026.1 is a **performance‑driven release** focused on depth, accuracy, and scale.
With high‑resolution workload analytics, smarter reporting, and major performance optimizations across the platform, Performance PowerTake gives you the insight needed to plan, tune, and consolidate with confidence.

This release strengthens DB24’s position as a **decision‑grade performance platform** for modern SQL Server environments.

Previous Version 2026.2: https://db24.ai/docs/version-2026-2
Next Version 2025.5: https://db24.ai/docs/version-2025-5

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