Chapter 4. Optimize database objects and SQL infrastructure
In the previous chapter, we considered how to optimize database performance by managing concurrency. Database optimization also requires you not only to understand how SQL Server runs queries efficiently and uses its resources effectively, but also how to recognize problems that prevent it from doing so. Given this, you must know how to use the tools that help you find those problems and the steps that you can take to tune the SQL Server infrastructure for better performance.
Often the first step you take to improve your SQL Server query performance is to add indexes to tables, as we described in Chapter 1, “Design and implement database objects.” In Skill 4.1, we review the tasks you ...
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