Expert Performance Indexing in Azure SQL and SQL Server 2022, 4th Edition

Toward Faster Results and Lower Maintenance Both on Premises and in the Cloud



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Price$54.54 - $74.70
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AuthorsEdward Pollack, Jason Strate
PublisherApress
Published2023
Pages638
LanguageEnglish
FormatPaper book / ebook (PDF)
ISBN-101484292146
ISBN-139781484292143
EBook Hardcover Paperback

Take a deep dive into perhaps the single most important facet of query performance - indexes - and how to best use them. Newly updated for SQL Server 2022 and Azure SQL, this fourth edition includes new guidance and features related to columnstore indexes, improved and consolidated content on Query Store, deeper content around Intelligent Query Processing, and other updates to help you optimize query execution and make performance improvements to even the most challenging workloads.

The book begins with explanations of the types of indexes and how they are stored in a database. Moving further into the book, you will learn how statistics are critical for optimal index usage and how the Index Advisor can assist in reviewing and optimizing index health. This book helps you build a clear understanding of how indexes work, how to implement and use them, and the many options available to tame even the most large and complex workloads.


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