Table of Contents

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

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

About the Author

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.