May 2022
Intermediate to advanced
497 pages
13h 4m
English
Content preview from SQL Server Advanced Troubleshooting and Performance Tuning
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Preface
It’s been a few years since I published my last book. Many things have changed since then. Several SQL Server versions have been released. The product has become more mature, offering cross-OS support and true cloud-friendly capabilities. Nevertheless, I did not think it was the right time to publish the new edition of Pro SQL Server Internals (Apress).
There were a couple reasons for that. As great as the new features were, they did not change the way the product works fundamentally. Most of the content from my old books could be applied to SQL Server 2017, SQL Server 2019, and even upcoming SQL Server 2022 releases. More importantly, I wanted to write the book in a different way.
Perhaps, I need to elaborate. As some of you may know, I’ve been delivering SQL Server courses for many years, and I considered my books as supplementary materials for them. In fact, I started to write because I wanted to present the content in a more structured, non–Power Point format. I am glad that my readers liked it and found the books especially useful.
All my courses focused on SQL Server Internals. I’ve always believed that any professional needs to know their tools to be successful. I taught my audience how SQL Server works, helping them to use this knowledge and build efficient systems. Over time, however, I found that troubleshooting and performance tuning became the most popular topic in my classes—people like when I start with the problem and then explain why it occurs.
As I changed ...
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