Microsoft SQL Server: Performance Tuning Essentials

This course provides a hands-on approach to optimizing SQL Server performance, blending interactive discussions, real-world scenarios, and practical exercises.

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Feb, 2025
2h
Intermediate
Data Science
1K Students

Course Overview

This course offers a hands-on approach to optimizing SQL Server performance, combining interactive discussions, real-world exercises, and industry-relevant projects. Leveraging both traditional learning and virtual tools, it provides engaging demonstrations, quizzes, and comprehensive reading materials. You’ll explore query tuning, indexing strategies, and database optimization techniques to enhance efficiency, minimize downtime, and ensure seamless application performance. By the end of this course, you'll be equipped with practical skills to optimize databases, boost efficiency, and tackle real-world challenges with confidence

Skills you'll gain

SQL ServerDatabase efficiency SQL Server troubleshooting Indexing strategies Query tuning techniques

What you'll learn

  • Analyze and tune SQL queries to enhance SQL performance and reduce application latency. 
  • Evaluate effective database index and maintenance task strategies to improve efficiency. 
  • Monitor the performance of troubleshooting techniques used for resolving common SQL server issues.  
  • Apply best practices for SQL Server performance to ensure consistent and reliable operations. 

Who Should Attend

Database Administrators, IT Professionals, Data Analysts, and Technical Managers involved in SQL Server management, performance optimization, and database efficiency. 

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of SQL, database management, and query optimization will be helpful. Familiarity with complex queries, indexing, execution plans, wait statistics, and performance tuning concepts is recommended.

This course is designed to be accessible, but basic familiarity with the domain will help you get the most out of the advanced modules.

Curriculum

Explore the comprehensive, hands-on curriculum designed to build your expertise step by step.

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