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CHAPTER 4 Dynamic Management Views

By Kellyn Pot’vin

I’ve been working with Microsoft SQL Server since version 6.5 and was introduced to performance tuning and high-intensity database management in SQL Server 7 back in 2000. The environment at that time was a SQL Server 7 implementation clustered on a Compaq SAN and pulling in 1to 4 gigabytes (GB) per day, which was considered a great deal for a SQL Server back then. Performance tuning incorporated what appeared as voodoo to many at this time. I found great success only through the guidance of great mentors while being technically trained in a mixed platform of Oracle and SQL Server. Performance ...

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