SQL Server 2008 Query Performance Tuning Distilled

✍ Scribed by Grant Fritchey, Sajal Dam (auth.)

• Publisher: Apress
• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 544
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

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.

• Emphasizes the practical. Does not bury readers in theory.
• Gives readers practical techniques to immediately apply in their daily work.
• Dedicates a chapter to each of the most common, performance–related problem areas.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xxvii
SQL Query Performance Tuning....Pages 1-15
System Performance Analysis....Pages 17-60
SQL Query Performance Analysis....Pages 61-100
Index Analysis....Pages 101-150
Database Engine Tuning Advisor....Pages 151-162
Bookmark Lookup Analysis....Pages 163-174
Statistics Analysis....Pages 175-208
Fragmentation Analysis....Pages 209-239
Execution Plan Cache Analysis....Pages 241-281
Stored Procedure Recompilation....Pages 283-311
Query Design Analysis....Pages 313-350
Blocking Analysis....Pages 351-399
Deadlock Analysis....Pages 401-413
Cursor Cost Analysis....Pages 415-437
Database Workload Optimization....Pages 439-473
SQL Server Optimization Checklist....Pages 475-495
Back Matter....Pages 497-531

✦ Subjects

Data Structures, Cryptology and Information Theory