DBAs and Developers often work across multiple versions of SQL Server, both on premises and deployed on VMs which may be in the cloud. It is difficult to know every single configuration setting introduced in each version of SQL Server. To keep the behavior of SQL Server predictable, many of the newer settings are kept off or disabled. In this fast-paced demo-oriented session Pinal Dave will show three critical and several other important configuration settings, which once enabled instantly improve the performance of SQL Server. We will further explore these settings to understand how they work in the cloud and have a comprehensive understanding of the SQL Server's performance. By the end, you will understand how to enable a few important settings for SQL Server which can improve SQL Server performance by multifold.

About Pinal:

Pinal Dave is a technology enthusiast and independent consultant with over thirteen years of experience in the information technology sector. He has successfully authored 11 SQL Server database books, 18 Pluralsight courses and written over 3200 articles on database technology via his blog http://blog.sqlauthority.com. Rounding out his professional career, Pinal has held key positions as Sr. Consultant for SolidQ and as a Technology Evangelist for Pluralist and Microsoft. Pinal holds a Master of Science from the University of Southern California, and numerous professional certifications, including MCTS, MCDBA and MCAD (.NET).

Topics: Cloud Databases, Database Performance
Products: SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server