Here what can be done during a session of SQL performance tuning. Problem summary Slow store procedure. This query was running for a long time, causing a blocking chain and High CPU usage. What was done Added these two new indexes: Total improvement As expected, the same output (result set) was presented by the original and

This is an excellent example of what you can get by teaming up with our part-time SQL DBA Service provider. Our daily checks include many aspects of SQL Server and some aspects of hardware, such as CPU, memory, disk space, etc. This is a proactive action to prevent possible issues and problems that may cause

Here is another significant improvement. Problem summary Slow procedure killing SQL Server performance. The client was experiencing severe issues with the application stability. What we done To improve it, we created an indexed view to improve the store procedure performance. Total improvement Sometimes changes can make TSQL run 20,000% faster, sometimes 50%, other times slicing

Problem Summary The client is experiencing issues with SQL server performance. Two stored procedures that are run hundreds of times per hour were taking a long time to execute. What was done Simple. For this case, we created only a new index to improve both stored procedures. The first one: The another one: As soon

Here what can be done when you have one of our DBA plans. The procedure below was extracted from a  stored procedure that was found during a database Assessment What was done We removed the MAXDOP hint. In this case, the procedure was refactored, but the dev team did not change this query hint.   The results

Problem summary A report was taking a long time to complete. It was also causing deadlocks during the execution. What was done We started monitoring the SQL Server environment. A comprehensive methodology was applied to look at various levels SQL depended on: CPU, RAM, networking, storage, VMWare setup, Windows Operating System settings, and few more

Problem Summary Two procedures were involved in 80% of deadlocks related to a third-party app. Deadlocks are a common problem handled by SQL Server automatically. Nevertheless, you have to make sure that you minimize deadlocks as much as possible because every rolled back transaction negatively influences your end-users. What was done To improve the stored

SQL Server installation does not often repeat, especially if you are using on-premises servers. In this article, you will see a few settings that are recommended to be reviewed after the SQL Server installation checklist. Preparation If possible, start with a freshly installed OS and install the latest drivers. Check if BIOS power management is

What is SSMS? SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) is an integrated environment for managing any MS SQL Server infrastructure, from on-promise to an Azure SQL Database. It provides tools to query, design, and manage your databases and data warehouses, wherever they are – on your local computer or in the cloud. How to download installation

What is a database tuning advisor? Changing database design to a proper one makes it to perform better. One of the performance-critical areas of databases is proper table indexing and their usage. Database tuning advisor helps to decide if existing indexes are correct and if new indexes are required. This tool does not require an

Encryption is the process of encoding information to protect data from unauthorized access in different scenarios. There are many different encryption technologies offered by SQL Server and Azure SQL Database. This post shows these features to help you decide which technology to choose and combine them to provide a layered security approach. SSL Transport Encryption SQL Database,

SQL Server Index Tuning Example Speed improved by 600%   Some SQL Server Consulting clients chose to tune databases periodically. Once we tune, I noticed sometimes it was hard to communicate the benefit achieved. We struggled a bit with reporting, which would communicate that was done. Quickly. So non-SQL Server person could understand. Here is