SQL Server Performance Tuning and Optimization Clinic
SQL Server Performance Tuning and Optimization Clinic
This course will provide you a unique opportunity to work wait statistics, examining bottlenecks, implementing SQL
with a SQL Server Subject Matter Expert (SME) on Server best practices. This workshop is targeted at
performance tuning and optimization of specific SQL database administrators and developers who are
Server instances from your environment. It also provides responsible for the developing, tuning, supporting,
the knowledge and skills to cover examining baselining configuring and maintaining of SQL Server.
for performance, identifying costly queries, understanding
OUTCOMES
Our engineers will walk you through a detailed report that identifies and explains the discovered performance issues
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and recommendations for improvement.
Our tools will inspect queries and configuration to Documented, prescriptive guidance outlining the
identify issues impacting performance. performance issues and recommendations for
improvement.
CAPABILITIES
The SQL Server Performance Tuning and Optimization Clinic service seeks to identify root cause and optimize the
performance.
Duration: 4 days
Stage One Stage Two Stage Three
Pre-delivery Collect | Analyze Report Findings
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ADDITIONAL
DETAILS
After completing this service, you will be able to: A Clinic will run for four days. For reference, a typical
• Implement performance baseline monitoring. four days Clinic will run as below:
• Perform efficient analysis of performance data.
• Understand how to read and analyze SQL Server • Day 1 (remote/onsite): A session to cover tools,
query plans. configuration and architecture of systems to be
• Troubleshoot SQL Server performance problems. monitored during the rest of the clinic, followed by
• Identify the symptoms and causes of poor data collection.
performance. • Days 2-3 (remote/onsite): Hands-on application of
• Apply the correct performance monitoring tools to knowledge, methodologies and skills for gathering
a specific symptom. performance data, analyzing performance data,
• Isolate the cause of specific performance and crafting appropriate resolutions on the
degradation. customers’ systems.
• Obtain the tools and skills necessary to probe into • Day 4 (remote): Report writing. The report lists the
SQL Server and Windows error log data. tools that were used, the findings, and the
• Learn new techniques and tools to better handle recommendations.
common SQL Server challenges whether it is
performance analysis, stress testing, cluster, and so
on.
Recommended Qualifications: It is preferable that the Tuning and Optimization Workshop, the SQL Server
customers that request this engagement have Features and Administration Workshop, or received a
previously attended the SQL Server Performance SQL Server Remote Assessment.
NEXT STEPS: If you are interested in SQL Server performance troubleshooting service for your
organization, contact your Microsoft Account Representative.