🚀 SQL Server Performance Tuning Tips, Free Learning Week, Fireside Chat, and More! 📈

Hi there, Welcome to our latest newsletter! We hope you're doing well and staying healthy. In this edition, we're excited to share with you some valuable tips for optimizing SQL Server performance, a real-world case study on Quest Foglight, a special offer from Pluralsight, and an upcoming Fireside Chat on the future of MySQL. 7 Tips for SQL Server Performance Tuning SQL Server performance tuning can be a complex process, but there are some key best practices you can follow to optimize your system. In this section, we'll provide you with ten essential tips for improving your SQL Server performance, including how to identify bottlenecks, optimize queries, and configure memory and disk settings. - Avoid using scalar functions in WHERE clauses. - Use temp tables instead of table variables. - Regularly update statistics to keep query optimization accurate. - Use the Query Store to track query performance and identify problematic queries. - Implement proper indexing to speed up queries. - Enable instant file initialization to speed up database creation and growth. - Use compression to reduce storage space and I/O operations. Bonus: Regularly defragment your indexes to improve query performance. Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check Our Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check is our most popular service, and for good reason. If you're facing performance issues with SQL Server, this service can help identify the root causes of the problem and provide you with an action plan to resolve them. We'll spend anywhere from 2-4 hours analyzing your system and implementing fixes in the first 75 minutes. Call to action: Learn more about our [Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check service](. Quest Foglight Case Study AmTrust, a large insurance company, needed a tool to monitor and optimize the performance of their numerous databases. They turned to Quest Foglight, a cloud-based monitoring and diagnostic solution that provided actionable, real-time information to database managers and internal customers. The result? Faster issue resolution, collaborative problem-solving, and reduced communications churn. Call to action: Click here to read the [full case study](. Pluralsight Free Week Want to take your skills to the next level? Pluralsight is offering a free week of access to their technology skills platform, which includes over 7,000 expert-led video courses, 40+ interactive courses, and 20+ projects. It's a great opportunity to learn new skills and explore new technologies. Call to action: Take advantage of [Pluralsight's free week of access](. Fireside Chat on the Future of MySQL MySQL is one of the most popular relational databases in use today, but with so many alternative platforms and technologies available, what does the future hold? Join us for a Fireside Chat with Mehul Lal from IDERA and Pinal Dave of SQL Authority to explore the current state of MySQL and what to expect in the coming years. Call to action: [Fireside Chat about the future of MySQL](. We hope you found this newsletter informative and useful. If you have any questions or feedback, please don't hesitate to reach out to us. Best regards, Pinal @ SQLAuthority To make sure you keep getting these emails, please add pinal@sqlauthority.com to your address book or whitelist us. Want out of the loop? [Unsubscribe](. Our postal address: M.G. Road, Bangalore. India