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SQL Server DMVs in Action
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SQL Server DMVs in Action

by Ian Stirk
May 2011
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
352 pages
11h 27m
English
Manning Publications
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Chapter 4. Improving poor query performance

 

This chapter covers
  • Query execution
  • Identifying different aspects of poorly performing queries
  • How to improve poorly performing queries

 

Slow-performing queries can have a costly impact on systems. When queries run slowly, transactions and locks are held longer, leading to an increased possibility of blocking, which can cause other queries in turn to run more slowly. All of this can lead to more client application timeouts.

Identifying the slowest queries will allow you to make targeted improvements, confident in the knowledge that any improvement to these queries will have the biggest overall impact on performance.

As well as looking at slow-running queries, we’ll look at other aspects of ...

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