Sql Server Query Performance Tuning, 4th Edition Direct

The CPU line on the monitor, which had been a flat ceiling at 99%, plummeted to a cool 12%. The report that had timed out after ten minutes now populated in four seconds.

Sarah leaned back, the hum of the cooling fans finally sounding like music rather than a dirge. She patted the book's spine. In the world of database tuning, she realized, you don't need a bigger server; you just need to know how to talk to the one you have. SQL Server Query Performance Tuning, 4th Edition

Her latest deployment—a simple reporting module—had brought the multi-terabyte SQL Server to its knees. The CEO was already calling. Every time she tried to run a trace, the management studio froze. She was flying blind in a storm of her own making. The CPU line on the monitor, which had

She reached into her bag and pulled out a weathered, heavy volume: . She patted the book's spine