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 ...

Need more info why it's running like a dog; do you notice when you run a query that it takes a while to get results back? What are you exactly doing with the database?

Database professionals agree – SQL Server performance tuning is hard. And on top of that, it never stops because complex database environments are always changing with upgrades, application updates ...

SQL Server Profiler has always been a great tool for tracing activity “under the hood” on a SQL Server and assessing its performance. One feature that helps us quickly set up a trace on our current ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. SQL DBAs (database administrators) are always looking for ways they can optimise their datasets.

When it comes to improving the performance of database systems, there are nearly as many approaches as there are DBA (database administrator) teams. That might sound acceptable at first glance. But, ...

As Joey explains, Activity Monitor consumes a lot of resources and yields little usable data. Here are some third-party alternatives. I get to work with a lot of customers, so I get to see a lot of ...

Comparing cursor vs. WHILE loop performance in SQL Server 2008 Your email has been sent Tim Chapman discusses your iteration choices in SQL Server 2008 and explains why determining which option ...