As a consultant whose job description includes putting out performance fires, I get to see a lot of problematic queries that can dramatically harm overall server performance and throughput. Wondering ...

Missing indexes are one reason why an SQL query takes longer (much longer) to complete. Here's how to find out about them and fix the problem. In my previous article, Identifying your slowest SQL ...

Indexes typically improve performance, however if all the columns required by a query are not on the index, some data is obtained from the underlying table via a key lookup. When a ‘large’ amount of ...

As today’s database administrators (DBAs) manage the complexity of modern database environments, particularly containerized systems, they must lean into smart automation to transform database ...

SQL Server performance tuning is a complex topic due to how layered it is. While performance problems can often be traced back to data storage issues, the performance tuning process is a "holistic ...

New Tool Analyzes SQL Server Master Database File (MDF) and Index Fragmentation, Totally Automates End-to-End Defragmentation There is no other product in the industry that allows me to address Master ...