Query tuning is key to peak performance in SQL Server databases. However, lots of developers and DBAs constantly struggle to pinpoint the root cause of performance issues and spend way too much time ...

As any database admin knows, mastering the subtler nuances of SQL can be likened to the black arts. For me, tuning the efficiency of SQL queries on large, heavily used databases is a perfect example.

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 ...

Spatial Cartridge provides sample SQL script files to show how to use dynamic SQL in a PL/SQL block to create layer tables for spatially indexed data or to administer and manipulate all the partitions ...

Redgate, the Database DevOps solutions provider, is launching upgrades to its SQL Server performance monitoring tool, strengthening its query tuning and optimization functions to facilitate enhanced ...

(Architecture) → Advanced design patterns, usually requiring infra or system-level changes. Priority: High → quick wins / immediate impact, Medium → medium effort, Low → micro-optimizations. Avoid N+1 ...

Part of the problem is that there is no magic bullet, and for almost every best practice, I can show you at least one exception. Typically, a developer finds his or her own favorite methods — though ...