Microsoft SQL Server Consultant
Blog posts relating to SQL Performance Tuning.
SQL Server tuning is the process of optimizing the database’s configuration, queries, and infrastructure to ensure the system runs as efficiently as possible. The goal is to reduce resource usage, increase query speed, and improve overall system responsiveness. Performance tuning involves analyzing server performance metrics, identifying bottlenecks, and implementing solutions that range from hardware upgrades to query rewriting. These optimizations are crucial for maintaining a smooth user experience and supporting business-critical applications.
A key aspect of performance tuning is query optimization. Poorly written SQL queries, missing indexes, or incorrect indexing strategies often lead to slow query execution. By using tools such as execution plans and SQL Profiler, DBAs can identify and correct inefficiencies in SQL code. Techniques like index tuning, query rewriting, and partitioning can drastically reduce query execution times. Regularly updating statistics and reorganizing or rebuilding indexes further enhances query performance and ensures accurate query plans.
Beyond queries, performance tuning also focuses on the SQL Server environment itself. Configuring server settings, adjusting memory allocation, and fine-tuning I/O operations play a significant role in optimizing database performance. Monitoring tools like Database Health Monitor (available at DatabaseHealth.com) provide insights into server health and potential issues. Stedman Solutions offers comprehensive SQL Server performance tuning services, combining years of experience with specialized tools to ensure your SQL Server environment performs at its peak. Learn more about our managed services at Stedman Solutions.
Join us Wednesday November 16th from 4-5pm PST for our first month of Database Health training! If you wish to: Quickly understand the health of your database. To learn how to get the perfect report for your needs. To learn short cuts within Database Health Monitor to save time. Locate bottlenecks in your SQL Server. Find tables that are using …
Out of all of the customers we have running our daily monitoring here are the versions of SQL Server that are being run. All the data is sanitized, so there is no private client information to expose here. What is this service? With this service we detect and alert you of any issues that arise on your SQL Server. Then …
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Only a couple weeks until our very first Database Health Monitor Training + Q&A. Space is limited to 100 participants each month so claim your spot soon! What will this training cover? Each month a different feature of Database Health Monitor will be highlighted. We will cover ways and short cuts to navigate through the system and how to monitor …
The countdown begins to November savings at Stedman SQL School Tue, 25 Oct 2022 Just 6 days from now our November promotion at Stedman SQL School begins. For the entire month of November, we will be offering some of the biggest discounts on our SQL courses ever. My goal is to offer prices s Read more… Final Week to Seize …
Only one more week to claim your free year of our SQL Server Daily Monitoring with the purchase of a SQL Server Assessment. This once a year deal will soon be gone. For the month of October we are offering a free add-on for anyone who purchases a Server Assessment from Stedman Solutions. From October 1st to October 31, with …
Transcription of Video: Hi, I’m Steve Stedman, with Stedman Solutions, LLC. And one of the things that I wanted to do today was to answer some questions around what we do with a SQL Server health assessment. The screen you’re looking at here is the Stedman solutions, services page on our website. And if we scroll down to the database …
Each month we report on the most common waits that we see reported by our daily monitoring customers. All the data is sanitized, so there is no private client information to expose here. For this month, here are the details. PREEMPTIVE_OS_PIPEOPS CXPACKET SP_SERVER_DIAGNOSTICS_SLEEP OLEDB XE_LIVE_TARGET_TVF ASYNC_NETWORK_IO LCK_M_IS LCK_M_IX LCK_M_SCH_S CXCONSUMER Our daily monitoring product scans your SQL Server hourly and …
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Some businesses overlook the database assessment. Here are a few reasons why you shouldn’t. Faster server faster queries – I probably don’t need to explain “faster” to you but when we perform a performance assessment we find the underlying cause of the poor performance. No more performance patch up work. Once fixed, it will free up time for your team …
I have used my over 30 years of SQL Server experience to personally curate my favorite performance tuning tips and tricks into this training. I am excited to contribute and share with the SQL Server community some of my favorite solutions. Become part of this exclusive group of subscribers learning to put the horse power back into their SQL Server. …
For the month of October we are offering a free add-on for anyone who purchases a Server Assessment from Stedman Solutions. From October 1st to October 31, with the purchase of server assessment, you will also receive for no additional charge 1 full year of our SQL Daily Monitoring product. If your assessment is for one SQL Server you will …
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