Using Execution Plans to performance tune SQL Server queries can be a great starting point to help a database application run optimally. Execution Plans have been around for some time now and Microsoft has improved the interface and extra tools with every release.

Join IDERA and Thomas LeBlanc as he walks through the history of execution plans. The progression will be to Scans and Seeks while dipping into Loops and Lookups. These are the basic skills needed to start using execution plans. We will conclude the session with the new features released with SQL Server 2016 and 2017.

About Thomas:

Thomas LeBlanc (Microsoft Data Platform MVP) is a Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence Architect in Baton Rouge, LA and uses his decades of experience in IT to help develop OLAP database for end-to-end dimensional data marts with SSIS, SSAS, Power BI, and Excel. He also assists with OLTP systems designing and tuning normalized databases for high-performing T-SQL. Thomas has been blessed to speak at PASS Summit (2011-17), VSLive (2018), Live! 360 (2015-17), IT/Dev Connections (2015 & 2017) and SQLSaturday events (2011-18).

Topics: Database Performance, Database Monitoring, Database Diagnostics
Products: SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server