SQL Server 2008 Query Performance Tuning Distilled presents a direct trouble–shooting methodology for identifying poorly-performing stored procedures and queries, isolating the causes of that poor performance, and fixing the underlying problems. Each chapter is dedicated to one of the top causes of poorly performing queries and shows methods for identifying and dealing with the problems in that chapter's domain. Emphasis is always put upon or placed upon practical methods that you can put to immediate use in your day–to–day work. SQL Server 2008 functionality, tips, and tricks are emphasized in each subject area.
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<li>Emphasizes the practical. Does not bury readers in theory. </li> <li>Gives readers practical techniques to immediately apply in their daily work. </li> <li>Dedicates a chapter to each of the most common, performance–related problem areas. </li>
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SQL Server 2008 Query Performance Tuning Distilled (Expert's Voice in SQL Server)

Computers & Technology

Fritchey, Grant

Programming

Apress

Beginning SQL Server 2008 Administration is essential for anyone wishing to learn about implementing and managing SQL Server 2008 database. From college students, to experienced database administrators from other platforms, to those already familiar with SQL Server and wanting to fill in some gaps of knowledge, this book will bring all readers up to speed on the enterprise platform Microsoft SQL Server 2008. <ul>
<li>Clearly describes relational database concepts </li> <li>Explains the SQL Server database engine and supporting tools </li> <li>Shows various database maintenance scenarios </li> </ul>

Beginning SQL Server 2008 Administration (Expert's Voice in SQL Server)

Walters, Robert

Taglienti, Carmen

Computer Science

Beginning SQL Server 2012 Administration provides the essential skills and knowledge needed to begin a successful career as an SQL Server database administrator. It's an ideal book for those new to database administration, as well for those moving to SQL Server from other database brands such as Oracle and IBM DB2. SQL Server is more than just a database. It's situated within a larger context that includes solutions for reporting, for integrating data from other systems, for business intelligence and analysis, and more. Beginning SQL Server 2012 Administration paints the big picture to help you understand SQL Server's place in the grand scheme. Then you'll move into the nuts and bolts of installing the product, learning the management tools at your disposal, creating your first database, and maintaining that database in an ongoing state of readiness. Beginning SQL Server 2012 Administration goes beyond teaching just the core competencies of effective database administration. You will also learn the latest trends in SQL Server such as virtualizing and consolidating of servers, and using SQL Server in the cloud as a service. Administrators experienced on other platforms will find insight from comparisons of key features between SQL Server and other platforms. Beginning SQL Server 2012 Administration lays an excellent foundation for success as an SQL Server database administrator. Provides the essentials of successful SQL Server administration Covers the latest trends such as virtualization and cloud computing Paints the big picture of Microsoft's data platform What you'll learn Master basic database administration skills Plan and install new database environments Ensure the ability to recover from disaster and data loss Manage security and regulatory compliance Take advantage of new features in SQL Server 2012 Create private-cloud databases for your organization Who this book is for Beginning SQL Server 2012 Adminis

Beginning SQL Server 2012 Administration (Expert's Voice in SQL Server)

Programming Languages

Queries not running fast enough? Tired of the phone calls from frustrated users? Grant Fritchey's book SQL Server 2012 Query Performance Tuning is the answer to your SQL Server query performance problems. The book is revised to cover the very latest in performance optimization features and techniques. It is current with SQL Server 2012. It provides the tools you need to approach your queries with performance in mind. SQL Server 2012 Query Performance Tuning leads you through understanding the causes of poor performance, how to identify them, and how to fix them. You'll learn to be proactive in establishing performance baselines using tools like Performance Monitor and Extended Events. You'll learn to recognize bottlenecks and defuse them before the phone rings. You'll learn some quick solutions too, but emphasis is on designing for performance and getting it right, and upon heading off trouble before it occurs. Delight your users. Silence that ringing phone. Put the principles and lessons from SQL Server 2012 Query Performance Tuning into practice today. Establish performance baselines and monitor against them Troubleshoot and eliminate bottlenecks that frustrate users Plan ahead to achieve the right level of performance What you'll learn Establish performance baselines and monitor against them Recognize and eliminate bottlenecks leading to slow performance Deploy quick fixes when needed, following up with long term solutions Implement best-practices in T-SQL so as to minimize performance risk Design in the performance that you need through careful query and index design Take advantage of the very latest performance optimization features in SQL Server 2012 Who this book is for SQL Server 2012 Query Performance Tuning is aimed at developers and database administrators having responsibility for application performance in SQL Server environments. Programmers and administrators alike will find the book a trove

SQL Server 2012 Query Performance Tuning (Expert's Voice in SQL Server)

Pro SQL Server 2012 Practices is an anthology of high-end wisdom from a group of accomplished database administrators who are quietly but relentlessly pushing the performance and feature envelope of Microsoft SQL Server 2012. With an emphasis upon performance but also branching into release management, auditing, and other issues the book helps you deliver the most value for your company's investment in Microsoft's flagship database system Goes beyond the manual to cover good techniques and best practices Delivers knowledge usually gained only by hard experience Focuses upon performance, scalability, reliability Helps achieve the predictability needed to be in control at all times What you'll learn Migrate to the new Extended Events framework for troubleshooting performance problems Automate the tracking of key performance indicators such as available disk space, cpu utilization, index fragmentation, and more Design performance into your database and its applications from the very beginning Manage staged releases from development to test through to production Diagnose resource and performance problems via dynamic management views Analyze I/O patterns and plan reliably to obtain the performance you need Who this book is for Pro SQL Server 2012 Practices is aimed at SQL Server professionals who want to further their careers through expert-level practices in performance management, scalability, predictability, and security. Table of Contents Jesper Johansen. Be Your Developer's Best Friend Louis Davidson. Getting It Right: Designing for Database Performance Gail Shaw. Hidden Performance Gotchas Kellyn Pot'vin. Dynamic Management Views Mladen Prajdic. From SQL Trace to Extended Events Chris Shaw. The Utility Database Jason Strate. Indexing Outside the Bubble TJay Belt. Release Management Jonathan Gardner. Compliance and Auditing Jes Borland. Automating Administration Wendy Pastrick. The Fluid Dynamics of SQL Server Dat

Pro SQL Server 2012 Practices (Expert's Voice in SQL Server)

Shaw, Chris

Davidson, Louis

Pot'Vin, Kellyn

Strate, Jason

Roggero, Herve

Ball, Bradley

Bossy, Carlos

Lowell, Jeremy

Shaw, Gail

Johansen, Jesper

Prajdi, Mladen

Pastrick, Wendy

Belt, TJay

Gardner, Jonathan

Berry, Glenn

Borland, Jes

DeBow, Ben

Identify and fix causes of poor performance. You will learn Query Store, adaptive execution plans, and automated tuning on the Microsoft Azure SQL Database platform. Anyone responsible for writing or creating T-SQL queries will find valuable the insight into bottlenecks, including how to recognize them and eliminate them.
This book covers the latest in performance optimization features and techniques and is current with SQL Server 2017. If your queries are not running fast enough and you’re tired of phone calls from frustrated users, then this book is the answer to your performance problems. 
SQL Server 2017 Query Performance Tuning is about more than quick tips and fixes. You’ll learn to be proactive in establishing performance baselines using tools such as Performance Monitor and Extended Events. You’ll recognize bottlenecks and defuse them before the phone rings. You’ll learn some quick solutions too, but emphasis is on designing for performance and getting it right. The goal is to head off trouble before it occurs.
What You'll Learn 
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<li>Use Query Store to understand and easily change query performance 
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<li>Recognize and eliminate bottlenecks leading to slow performance 
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<li>Deploy quick fixes when needed, following up with long-term solutions 
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<li>Implement best practices in T-SQL to minimize performance risk 
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<li>Design in the performance that you need through careful query and index design 
</li>
<li>Utilize the latest performance optimization features in SQL Server 2017 
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<li>Protect query performance during upgrades to the newer versions of SQL Server 
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Who This Book Is For Developers and database administrators with responsibility for application performance in SQL Server environments. Anyone responsible for writing or creating T-SQL queries will find valuable the insight into bottlenecks, including how to recognize them and eliminate them.

SQL Server 2017 Query Performance Tuning: Troubleshoot and Optimize Query Performance

Query Store for SQL Server 2019: Identify and Fix Poorly Performing Queries

Boggiano, Tracy

Troubleshoot slow-performing queries and make them run faster. Database administrators and SQL developers are constantly under pressure to provide more speed. This new edition has been redesigned and rewritten from scratch based on the last 15 years of learning, knowledge, and experience accumulated by the author. The book Includes expanded information on using extended events, automatic execution plan correction, and other advanced features now available in SQL Server. These modern features are covered while still providing the necessary fundamentals to better understand how statistics and indexes affect query performance. 
The book gives you knowledge and tools to help you identify poorly performing queries and understand the possible causes of that poor performance. The book also provides mechanisms for resolving the issues identified, whether on-premises, in containers, or on cloud platform providers. You’ll learn about key fundamentals, such as statistics, data distribution, cardinality, and parameter sniffing. You’ll learn to analyze and design your indexes and your queries using best practices that ward off performance problems before they occur. You’ll also learn to use important modern features, such as Query Store to manage and control execution plans, the automated performance tuning feature set, and memory-optimized OLTP tables and procedures. You will be able to troubleshoot in a systematic way. Query tuning doesn’t have to be difficult. This book helps you to make it much easier.\nWhat You Will Learn Use Query Store to understand and easily change query performance Recognize and eliminate bottlenecks leading to slow performance Tune queries whether on-premises, in containers, or on cloud platform providers Implement best practices in T-SQL to minimize performance risk Design in the performance that you need through careful query and index design Understand how built-in, automatic tuning can assist your performance enhancement efforts Protect query performance during upgrades to the newer versions of SQL Server\nWho This Book Is For 
Developers and database administrators with responsibility for query performance in SQL Server environments, and anyone responsible for writing or creating T-SQL queries and in need of insight into bottlenecks (including how to identify them, understand them, and eliminate them)\nFrom the Back Cover\nTroubleshoot slow-performing queries and make them run faster. Database administrators and SQL developers are constantly under pressure to provide more speed. This new edition has been redesigned and rewritten from scratch based on the last 15 years of learning, knowledge, and experience accumulated by the author. The book Includes expanded information on using extended events, automatic execution plan correction, and other advanced features now available in SQL Server. These modern features are covered while still providing the necessary fundamentals to better understand how statistics and indexes affect query performance. 
The book gives you knowledge and tools to help you identify poorly performing queries and understand the possible causes of that poor performance. The book also provides mechanisms for resolving the issues identified, whether on-premises, in containers, or on cloud platform providers. You’ll learn about key fundamentals, such as statistics, data distribution, cardinality, and parameter sniffing. You’ll learn to analyze and design your indexes and your queries using best practices that ward off performance problems before they occur. You’ll also learn to use important modern features, such as Query Store to manage and control execution plans, the automated performance tuning feature set, and memory-optimized OLTP tables and procedures. You will be able to troubleshoot in a systematic way. Query tuning doesn’t have to be difficult. This book helps you to make it much easier.\nWhat You Will Learn 
Use Query Store to understand and easily change query p

SQL Server 2022 Query Performance Tuning: Troubleshoot and Optimize Query Performance

Networking & Cloud Computing

Execution plans show you what's going on behind the scenes in SQL Server. They can provide you with a wealth of information on how your queries are being executed by SQL Server, including: • Which indexes are being used, and where no indexes are being used at all. • How the data is being retrieved, and joined, from the tables defi ned in your query. • How aggregations in GROUP BY queries are put together. • The anticipated load and the estimated cost that all these operations place upon the system. Grant Fritchey's book is the only in-depth look at how to improve your SQL query performance through careful design of execution plans. Sample chapters of the ebook have garnered stunning reviews, such as: "All I can say is WOW. This has to be the best reference I have ever seen on Execution Plans in SQL Server. My hats off to Grant Fritchey" Jonathan Kehayias.

SQL Server Execution Plans

Simple Talk Publishing

This book shows how to use of mixture of home-grown scripts, native SQL Server tools, and tools from the Red Gate SQL Toolbelt, to successfully develop database applications in a team environment, and make database development as similar as possible to "normal" development.

The Red Gate Guide to SQL Server Team-based Development

Kuznetsov, Alex

Prajdic, Mladen

Red gate books

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