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Thomas LaRock: "Without a basic understanding of wait events and how the occur, you will waste a lot of time trying and guessing at how to improve the performance of a query." Optimizing SQL Server ...

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As data continues to explode, DBAs must constantly stay a step ahead by finding new ways to improve database efficiency and performance. Managing data in today’s complex IT environment requires ...

Performance tuning can be complex. It's often hard to know which knob to turn or button to press to get the biggest performance boost. In this on demand presentation, Janis Griffin, System Consultant ...