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Yes, I’ve noticed the same issue recently across several monitored instances. It seems like Microsoft Defender’s integration with Extended Events is introducing this long-running system query, which unfortunately gets flagged in Redgate Monitor as a performance concern—even though it’s harmless in most cases. Redgate doesn’t currently offer a native way to exclude specific system queries from triggering alerts or status changes, but I’ve seen some users work around this by adjusting custom alert thresholds or creating a filter using Redgate’s API (though it’s not ideal). Hopefully, Microsoft or Redgate provides a cleaner solution soon. Interesting how background system behavior like this can skew monitoring tools—sometimes I just step away from it all with a quick mobile gaming break to reset my brain. Would be great to hear how others are handling this too. / comments
Yes, I’ve noticed the same issue recently across several monitored instances. It seems like Microsoft Defender’s integration with Extended Events is introducing this long-running system query, whic...