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SQL Server Performance: Introduction to Query Tuning

SQL Server performance tuning is an art to master - for developers and DBAs alike. This course takes a systematic approach to planning, analyzing, debugging and troubleshooting common query-related performance problems. This includes an introduction to understanding execution plans inside SQL Server.

Vinod Kumar - Pluralsight course - SQL Server Performance: Introduction to Query Tuning
by Vinod Kumar
Pinal Dave - Pluralsight course - SQL Server Performance: Introduction to Query Tuning
by Pinal Dave

What you'll learn

SQL Server performance tuning is an in-depth topic, and an art to master. A key component of overall application performance tuning is query tuning. Writing queries in an efficient manner, and making sure they execute in the most optimal way possible, is always a challenge. The basics revolve around the details of how SQL Server carries out query execution, so the optimizations explored in this course follow along the same lines.

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About the authors

Vinod Kumar - Pluralsight course - SQL Server Performance: Introduction to Query Tuning
Vinod Kumar

Vinod Kumar has worked with SQL Server extensively since joining the industry over a decade ago. Before joining Microsoft, he was a Microsoft MVP for SQL Server for more than 3 years. He now works with MTC as a Technology Architect. He is a well-known speaker at all major Microsoft and third party technical conferences.

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Pinal Dave - Pluralsight course - SQL Server Performance: Introduction to Query Tuning
Pinal Dave

Pinal Dave is a Pluralsight Developer Evangelist.

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