To ensure a successful learning experience in the Performance Tuning and Optimizing SQL Databases course, the following prerequisites are recommended:
- Basic knowledge of Microsoft Windows operating systems and their core functionality.
- Familiarity with database design and normalization principles.
- Practical experience with Transact-SQL (T-SQL), including writing and analyzing queries.
- Understanding of basic relational database concepts, such as tables, indexes, and views.
- Experience with SQL Server and its components such as SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) and SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT).
- Prior exposure to SQL Server database administration tasks, such as backup and restore, security, and database creation.
- Familiarity with the concept of SQL Server maintenance tasks, like index rebuilds and statistics updates.
These prerequisites are meant to provide a foundation that will help you grasp the advanced concepts discussed in the course more effectively. If you find that you are not comfortable with any of these areas, it may be beneficial to seek out introductory courses or resources to strengthen your understanding before undertaking this advanced training.
Target Audience for Performance Tuning and Optimizing SQL Databases
The Performance Tuning and Optimizing SQL Databases course is designed for IT professionals focused on database efficiency and health.
- Database Administrators
- Database Developers
- SQL Server Database Engineers
- Data Analysts with a focus on performance optimization
- IT Professionals responsible for managing and maintaining SQL Server databases
- System Engineers who support database servers
- Database Architects looking to optimize database performance
- SQL Server Consultants
- Technical Support Personnel for SQL Server environments
- Data Professionals preparing for the Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE): Data Management and Analytics exam
Learning Objectives - What you will Learn in this Performance Tuning and Optimizing SQL Databases?
Introduction to Learning Outcomes
Gain deep insights into SQL Server's performance tuning and optimization, exploring its architecture, I/O, memory, concurrency, transactions, and query execution for improved database management and efficiency.
Learning Objectives and Outcomes
- Understand SQL Server Components, SQL OS, and the differences between Windows and SQL Scheduling to enhance server performance.
- Learn how to interpret waits and queues to identify performance bottlenecks within SQL Server.
- Master core I/O concepts, implement optimal storage solutions, and conduct effective I/O setup and testing.
- Gain knowledge of SQL Server database structure, data file, and TempDB internals to optimize database design.
- Explore Windows and SQL Server memory management techniques, including In-Memory OLTP, to improve memory usage.
- Analyze concurrency and transaction concepts in SQL Server, focusing on locking internals to prevent and resolve conflicts.
- Dive into statistics internals, cardinality estimation, index internals, and columnstore indexes to refine data retrieval methods.
- Understand query execution and optimizer internals, analyze execution plans, and leverage adaptive query processing.
- Learn about the plan cache, troubleshoot plan cache issues, and utilize automatic tuning and the query store for performance maintenance.
- Utilize Extended Events for advanced troubleshooting and performance tuning, and implement monitoring, tracing, baselining, and benchmarking for proactive server management.
