Every database server runs different workloads and queries, and it’s important for a SQL Server Performance Tuning Expert to identify queries that are negatively impacting performance. In this course, Analyzing SQL Server Query Plans, you will gain the ability to identify performance bottlenecks on your database. First, you will learn to analyze query plans. Next, you will discover and understand query execution plans. Finally, you will explore how to resolve the performance bottleneck. When you are finished with this course, you will have the skills and knowledge of analyzing the query plans needed to troubleshoot SQL Server performance problems.
Author Name: Pinal Dave
Author Description:
Pinal Dave is an SQL Server Performance Tuning Expert and independent consultant with over 22 years of hands-on experience. He holds a Master of Science degree and numerous database certifications. Pinal has authored 14 SQL Server database books and 81 Pluralsight courses. To freely share his knowledge and help others build their expertise, Pinal has also written more than 5,800 database tech articles on his blog at https://blog.sqlauthority.com.

Table of Contents

• Course Overview
  1min
• Capture Query Plans Using Extended Events and Traces
  37mins
• Identify Poorly Performing Query Plan Operators
  38mins
• Create Efficient Query Plans Using Query Store
  30mins
• Compare Estimated and Actual Query Plans and Related Metadata
  23mins
• Configure Azure SQL Database Performance Insight
  15mins
• Summary
  2mins