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How to find your worst performing SQL Server queries

I get asked this question over and over again: “I have a SQL Server that is performing badly. How can I find the worst performing queries?”. So in today’s blog posting I want to give you some information and guidance that will let you answer this question very easily. Ask SQL Server! The nice thing …

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Introduction to Wait Statistics in SQL Server

In today’s blog posting I want to talk more about the Wait Statistics in SQL Server and how they can help you understand why your SQL Server is currently slow. For me the Wait Statistics are the most important concept in SQL Server when it comes to performance troubleshooting. Why Queries are Waiting Every time …

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Learn about SQL Server 2014 Performance Improvements

On May 11th I will deliver a precon about SQL Server 2014 Performance Improvements at the SQLDay Poland conference in Wroclaw/Poland. I have already done intensive work on SQL Server 2014 and helped various customers around Europe to move their workload to SQL Server 2014. In this precon I will talk about the various performance …

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