Lessons
- Introduction
- Course Materials
- Facilities
- Prerequisites
- What We'll Be Discussing
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Understand and utilize the new Cardinality Estimator.
- Understand and utilize memory-optimized tables.
- Understand performance.
- Understand and utilize startup stored procedures.
- Understand database structures.
- Understand and utilize Instant File Initialization.
- Understand how SQL stored data.
- Understand how SQL locates data.
The SQL Server Database Engine is split into two major components, which are the storage engine and the relational engine. The relational engine is also called the query processor which is a more descriptive term for what it actually does. In this module, we explore how the engines works, and cover concepts that will help you to understand their behavior.
Lessons
- Four Important Concepts
- Temporary Tables Internals
- Concurrency
- Transactions
- Isolation Levels
- SQL Server Locking Architecture
- SQL and Storage Area Networks (SAN)
- SQL on VMs
- SQLIO Utility
- Partitioned Tables and Indexes
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Understand temporary table internals.
- Understand and utilize table valued parameters.
- Understand concurrency.
- Understand and utilize transactions.
- Understand isolation levels.
- Understand and utilize SQL Server locking architecture.
- Understand SQL and Storage Area Networks (SAN).
- Understand and utilize SQL on virtual machines.
- Understand SQLIO Utility and its uses.
- Understand and utilize partitioned tables and indexes.
Lessons
- The Resource Governor
- Activity Monitor
- Live Query Statistics
- Monitoring SQL with Transact-SQL
- Dynamic Management Objects (DMOs) and Performance Tuning
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Understand and utilize the Resource Governor.
- Understand and utilize Activity Monitor.
- Understand Live Query Statistics.
- Understand how to monitor SQL using Transact-SQL.
- Understand and utilize performance DMVs.
SQL Server query optimization remains a very important part of today’s database applications. In this module we examine the tuning process, options for troubleshooting, execution plans, Performance Monitor, and much more.
Lessons
- Tuning Process
- Performance Monitor Tool
- SQL Query Processing Steps
- Understanding Execution Plans
- SET STATISTICS TIME and SET STATISTICS IO
- Data Access Operators
- Troubleshooting Queries
- Performance Monitor (perfmon)
- Estimated vs Actual Plans and XML Plans
- Viewing a Non-Trivial Execution Plan
- SET STATISTICS TIME and SET STATISTICS IO
- Data Access Operators
- DMVs
- View Information About Extended Events
- Wizard Templates
- Creating a Session Without a Wizard
- Configuring MDW and Viewing Reports
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Understand the tuning process.
- Understand and utilize Performance Monitor tool.
- Understand SQL query processing steps.
- Understand and utilize execution plans.
- Understand and utilize SET STATISTICS TIME and SET STATISTICS IO.
- Understand and utilize Data Access Operators.
- Understand and utilize DMVs.
- Understand and utilize Extended Events.
- Understand and utilize sessions.
- Understand how to troubleshooting queries.
- Understand how to configure a Management Data Warehouse and view reports.
The entire concept of indexing is speedy retrieval. In this module we explain everything you need to know about creating, utilizing, managing, and monitoring indexes.
Lessons
- Introduction to Indexes
- Index Types by Storage
- Index Types by Column Designation
- Creating and Altering Indexes
- Metadata
- Data Management Views for Indexing
- Database Engine Tuning Advisor
- Index Data Management Objects
- SQL Server Fragmentation
- Patterns
- Index Storage Strategies
- Indexed Views
- Monitoring Indexes
- Index Dynamic Management Objects (DMOs)
- Best Practices
- Create Indexes
- Index Metadata
- Database Tuning Advisor
- Missing Index DMOs
- Fragmentation and Page Splits
- Data Compression
- Indexed Views
- DMO Index Stats
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Understand indexes and their importance.
- Understand index types.
- Create and alter indexes.
- Understand and utilize index metadata.
- Understand and utilize Database Tuning Advisor.
- Understand and utilize Index Data Management Objects.
- Understand fragmentation of indexes and utilize page splits.
- Understand index storage strategies.
- Understand and utilize indexed views.
- Understand monitoring indexes.
- Understand index best practices.
The most important new feature in SQL Server 2014 is the new In-Memory OLTP engine. In this module we will cover the architecture, restrictions, and other exciting features.
Lessons
- Architecture
- Tables and Indexes
- Natively Compiled Stored Procedures
- Restrictions
- Analyze Migrate Report Tool
- In-Memory Data Management Views (DMV)
- Creating an In-Memory Enabled Database with Code and SSMS
- Creating a Memory-Optimized Table
- View Hash Index
- Natively Compiled Stored Procedure
- AMR Tool
- In-Memory DMVs
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Understand architecture.
- Understand and utilize tables and indexes.
- Understand and utilize the hash index.
- Understand and utilize natively compiled stored procedures.
- Understand restrictions.
- Understand and utilize the Analyze Migrate Report tool.
- Understand and utilize in-memory data management views.
The SQL Server 2014 Profiler is essentially the same as the SQL Server 2012 Profiler. This is not surprising because many new features that were added in SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2008 addressed gaps identified in previous versions. In this module, we cover both SQL Profiler and SQL Trace.
Lessons
- SQL Trace
- SQL Trace Architecture
- SQL Server Profiler
- SQL Trace Default Template
- SQL Profiler Tuning Template
- Create a Template for Slow Running Queries
- Identifying Long Running Queries
- Using Profiler to Detect Deadlocks
- Use Profiler to Detect a Blocked Process
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Understand and utilize the SQL Trace Default template.
- Understand and utilize the SQL Profiler Tuning template.
- Create and utilize a template for slow running queries.
- Understand and identify long running queries.
- Use Profiler to detect deadlocks.
- Use Profiler to detect a blocked process.
In this module, we will examine query issues, how to identify them, and how to resolve them. We’ll also cover query hints, plan guides, and explore plan freezing.
Lessons
- Query Hints
- Plan Guides
- Plan Freezing
- Join Orders
- Create and Test a Plan Guide
- Allow SQL Profiler to Help Create a Plan
- Plan Freezing
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Understand and utilize query hints.
- Create and test a plan guide.
- Allow SQL Profiler to help create a plan.
- Understand and utilize plan freezing.
