SQL Server indexes are not always as helpful as we like to think. Often they work against our overall server performance. In this session, we will see some troublemaking scenarios and their workarounds. Pinal Dave will share scripts for various difficult scenarios which you can apply to your server right away to easily improve performance.

About Pinal:

Pinal Dave is a Developer Evangelist and SQL Server performance expert. He has authored 11 SQL Server database books, 14 Pluralsight courses and over 2900 articles on the database technology on his blog at http://blog.sqlauthority.com. Along with 10+ years of hands-on experience, he holds a Masters of Science degree and a number of certifications, including MCTS, MCDBA and MCAD (.NET).

Topics: Database Performance, SQL Query Performance, Database Administration
Products: SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server