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 Learn about our current sale on SQL Assessments  A SQL assessment is necessary for business growth for several reasons, here are five: A SQL assessment can help an organization ensure that its database infrastructure is prepared for growth and can scale to meet future needs. Addressing any potential issues a head of time can save the organization time and resources …

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Our comprehensive assessments are designed to evaluate the health and performance of your databases, identifying major and minor issues that need to be addressed. By identifying issues such as blocking in SQL Server, we can optimize the performance of slow areas, ensuring that your database runs smoothly. You can trust that our assessments are thorough and valuable. Learn more about …

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There are many ways to increase SQL performance, some of the most common and effective include: It’s worth noting that these methods are not mutually exclusive, and the best approach will depend on the specific needs of your application and the characteristics of your dataset. Learn the techniques to boost your SQL performance……….. With our FREE SQL Server Performance Tuning Email …

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Why is SQL Server performance important? SQL performance is important because it directly affects the speed and efficiency of a database system. Poor performance can lead to slow query times, resulting in a poor user experience and decreased productivity. Additionally, as data sets grow larger, the impact of poor performance becomes even more pronounced, resulting in increased costs for additional …

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One of the key tasks of a database administrator is to ensure that the SQL Server database is running efficiently and effectively. One way to do this is by using performance tuning techniques, which can help identify and resolve any performance bottlenecks or issues in the database. One performance tuning tip for SQL Server is to use the sys.dm_exec_query_stats dynamic …

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Top reasons for slow SQL Server performance I typically see are: Slow Running Queries, these are queries that run slow even with just one user in the database. Caused by poorly written queries. Caused by missing indexes. > See Database Health Monitor Missing Indexes Report. Caused by out of date statistics for your indexes. Many other reasons. Blocking Queries, where …

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Every time I do a performance training class I share some stories about those long running reports that I was able to speed up by simply switching a Table Variable (declared with the @ sign) to a Temp Table (declared with the # sign). Today I was working on a batch of TSQL code that took about 8 minutes to …

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