Troubleshoot and Optimize Query Performance
Grant Fritchey, Microsoft Data Platform MVP, has more than 20 years of experience in IT. That time was spent in technical support, development, and database administration. He currently works as Product Evangelist at Red Gate Software. Grant writes articles for publication at SQL Server Central and Simple-Talk. He has published books, including SQL Server Execution Plans and SQL Server 2012 Query Performance Tuning (Apress). He has written chapters for Beginning SQL Server 2012 Administration (Apress), SQL Server Team-based Development, SQL Server MVP Deep Dives Volume 2, Pro SQL Server 2012 Practices (Apress), and Expert Performance Indexing in SQL Server (Apress). Grant currently serves as President on the Board of Directors of the PASS organization, the leading source of educational content and training on the Microsoft Data Platform.
1. SQL Query Performance Tuning 2. Memory Performance Analysis 3. Disk Performance Analysis 4. CPU Performance Analysis 5. Creating a Baseline 6. Query Performance Metrics 7. Analyzing Query Performance 8. Index Architecture and Behavior 9. Index Analysis 10. Database Engine Tuning Advisor 11. Query Store 12. Key Lookups and Solutions 13. Statistics, Data Distribution, and Cardinality 14. Index Fragmentation 15. Execution Plan Generation 16. Execution Plan Cache Behavior 17. Parameter Sniffing 18. Query Recompilation 19. Query Design Analysis 20. Reduce Query Resource Use 21. Blocking and Blocked Processes 22. Causes and Solutions for Deadlocks 23. Row-By-Row Processing 24. Memory-Optimized OLTP Tables and Procedures 25. Automated Tuning in Azure SQL Database and SQL Server 26. Database Performance Testing 27. Database Workload Optimization 28. SQL Server Optimization Checklist