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The Areas chart displays the usage in megabytes of each type of cache in use.
| Metric | Why it is important |
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| Database | Indicates the amount of system memory (in MB) used by the database cache manager to hold commonly-used information from the database file(s) to prevent file operations. |
| Free | A low amount of free cache indicates a higher risk of performance issues. |
| Procedure Cache | Indicates the amount of space used to store query plans. |
| Other | Indicates the amount of space used by other processes. |
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