Pro SQL Server 2012 Practices (Expert's Voice in SQL Server)

Front Matter....Pages i-xxiv Be Your Developer’s Best Friend....Pages 1-15 Getting It Right: Designing the Database for Performance....Pages 17-42 Hidden Performance Gotchas....Pages 43-70 Dynamic Management Views....Pages 71-99 From SQL Trace to Extended Events....Pages 101-133 The Utility Database....Pages 135-160 Indexing Outside the Bubble....Pages 161-195 Release Management....Pages 197-219 Compliance and Auditing....Pages 221-234 Automating Administration....Pages 235-270 The Fluid Dynamics of SQL Server Data Movement....Pages 271-292 Windows Azure SQL Database for DBAs....Pages 293-312 I/O: The Untold Story....Pages 313-334 Page and Row Compression....Pages 335-359 Selecting and Sizing the Server....Pages 361-373 Backups and Restores Using Availability Groups....Pages 375-393 Big Data for the SQL Server DBA....Pages 395-428 Tuning for Peak Load....Pages 429-463 Back Matter....Pages 465-477

Pro SQL Server 2012 Practicesis an anthology of high-end wisdom from a group of accomplished database administrators who are quietly but relentlessly pushing the performance and feature envelope of Microsoft SQL Server 2012. With an emphasis upon performance—but also branching intorelease management,auditing,and other issues—the book helps you deliver the most value for your company’s investment in Microsoft’s flagship database system

• Goes beyond the manual to cover good techniques and best practices
• Delivers knowledge usually gained only by hard experience
• Focuses upon performance, scalability, reliability
• Helps achieve the predictability needed to be in control at all times

What you’ll learn

• Migrate to the new Extended Events framework for troubleshooting performance problems
• Automate the tracking of key performance indicators such as available disk space, cpu utilization, index fragmentation, and more
• Design performance into your database and its applications from the very beginning
• Manage staged releases from development to test through to production
• Diagnose resource and performance problems via dynamic management views
• Analyze I/O patterns and plan reliably to obtain the performance you need

Who this book is for

Pro SQL Server 2012 Practices is aimed at SQL Server professionals who want to further their careers through expert-level practices in performance management, scalability, predictability, and security.

Table of Contents

1. Jesper Johansen. Be Your Developer’s Best Friend
2. Louis Davidson. Getting It Right: Designing for Database Performance
3. Gail Shaw. Hidden Performance Gotchas
4. Kellyn Pot’vin. Dynamic Management Views
5. Mladen Prajdic. From SQL Trace to Extended Events
6. Chris Shaw. The Utility Database
7. Jason Strate. Indexing Outside the Bubble
8. TJay Belt. Release Management
9. Jonathan Gardner. Compliance and Auditing
10. Jes Borland. Automating Administration
11. Wendy Pastrick. The Fluid Dynamics of SQL Server Data Movement
12. Herve Roggero. Windows Azure Features for DBAs
13. Jeremy Lowell. I/O: The Untold Story
14. Bradley Ball. Page and Row Compression
15. Glenn Berry. Selecting and Sizing the Server
16. Grant Fritchey. Backups and Restores Using Availability Groups
17. Carlos Bossy. Big Data for the SQL Server DBA
18. Ben DeBow. Tuning for Peak Load

Expert SQL Server Practices is an anthology of high-end wisdom from a group of accomplished database administrators who are quietly but relentlessly pushing the performance and feature envelope of Microsoft SQL Server 2012.With an emphasis upon performance--but also branching into release management, auditing, and other issues--the book helps you deliver the most value for your company's investment in Microsoft's flagship database system * Goes beyond the manual to cover good techniques and best practices * Delivers knowledge usually gained only by hard experience * Focuses upon performance, scalability, reliability * Helps achieve the predictability needed to be in control at all times What you'll learn * Migrate to the new Extended Events framework for troubleshooting performance problems * Automate the tracking of key performance indicators such as available disk space, CPU utilization, index fragmentation, and more * Design performance into your database and its applications from the very beginning * Manage staged releases from development to test through to production * Diagnose resource and performance problems via dynamic management views * Analyze I/O patterns and plan reliably to obtain the performance you need Who this book is for Expert SQL Server Practices is aimed at SQL Server professionals who want to further their careers through expert-level practices in performance management, scalability, predictability, and security. Contents: Be Your Developer's Best Friend / Jesper Johansen -- Getting It Right: Designing the Database for Performance / Louis Davidson -- Hidden Performance Gotchas / Gail Shaw -- Dynamic Management Views / Kellyn Pot'vin -- From SQL Trace to Extended Events / Mladen Prajdi -- The Utility Database / Chris Shaw -- Indexing Outside the Bubble / Jason Strate -- Release Management / TJay Belt -- Compliance and Auditing / Jonathan Gardner -- Automating Administration / Jes Borland -- The Fluid Dynamics of SQL Server Data Movement / Wendy Pastrick -- Windows Azure SQL Database for DBAs / Herve Roggero -- I/O: The Untold Story / Jeremy Lowell -- Page and Row Compression / Bradley Ball -- Selecting and Sizing the Server / Glenn Berry -- Backups and Restores Using Availability Groups / Grant Fritchey -- Big Data for the SQL Server DBA / Carlos Bossy -- Tuning for Peak Load / Ben DeBow. Pro SQL Server 2012 Practices is an anthology of high-end wisdom from a group of accomplished database administrators who are quietly but relentlessly pushing the performance and feature envelope of Microsoft SQL Server 2012. With an emphasis upon performance—but also branching into release management, auditing, and other issues—the book helps you deliver the most value for your company’s investment in Microsoft’s flagship database system Goes beyond the manual to cover good techniques and best practices Delivers knowledge usually gained only by hard experience Focuses upon performance, scalability, reliability Helps achieve the predictability needed to be in control at all times What you’ll learn Migrate to the new Extended Events framework for troubleshooting performance problems Automate the tracking of key performance indicators such as available disk space, cpu utilization, index fragmentation, and more Design performance into your database and its applications from the very beginning Manage staged releases from development to test through to production Diagnose resource and performance problems via dynamic management views Analyze I/O patterns and plan reliably to obtain the performance you need Who this book is for Pro SQL Server 2012 Practices is aimed at SQL Server professionals who want to further their careers through expert-level practices in performance management, scalability, predictability, and security. Table of Contents Jesper Johansen. Be Your Developer’s Best Friend Louis Davidson. Getting It Right: Designing for Database Performance Gail Shaw. Hidden Performance Gotchas Kellyn Pot’vin. Dynamic Management Views Mladen Prajdic. From SQL Trace to Extended Events Chris Shaw. The Utility Database Jason Strate. Indexing Outside the Bubble TJay Belt. Release Management Jonathan Gardner. Compliance and Auditing Jes Borland. Automating Administration Wendy Pastrick. The Fluid Dynamics of SQL Server Data Movement Herve Roggero. Windows Azure Features for DBAs Jeremy Lowell. I/O: The Untold Story Bradley Ball. Page and Row Compression Glenn Berry. Selecting and Sizing the Server Grant Fritchey. Backups and Restores Using Availability Groups Carlos Bossy. Big Data for the SQL Server DBA Ben DeBow. Tuning for Peak Load Annotation, Pro SQL Server 2012 Practicesis an anthology of high-end wisdom from a group of accomplished database administrators who are quietly but relentlessly pushing the performance and feature envelope of Microsoft SQL Server 2012. With an emphasis upon performancebut also branching intorelease management, auditing, and other issuesthe book helps you deliver the most value for your companys investment in Microsofts flagship database systemGoes beyond the manual to cover good techniques and best practicesDelivers knowledge usually gained only by hard experienceFocuses upon performance, scalability, reliabilityHelps achieve the predictability needed to be in control at all timesWhat youll learnMigrate to the new Extended Events framework for troubleshooting performance problemsAutomate the tracking of key performance indicators such as available disk space, cpu utilization, index fragmentation, and moreDesign performance into your database and its applications from the very beginningManage staged releases from development to test through to productionDiagnose resource and performance problems via dynamic management viewsAnalyze I/O patterns and plan reliably to obtain the performance you needWho this book is forPro SQL Server 2012 Practices is aimed at SQL Server professionals who want to further their careers through expert-level practices in performance management, scalability, predictability, and security. Table of ContentsJesper Johansen. Be Your Developers Best FriendLouis Davidson. Getting It Right: Designing for Database PerformanceGail Shaw. Hidden Performance GotchasKellyn Potvin. Dynamic Management ViewsMladen Prajdic. From SQL Trace to Extended EventsChris Shaw. The Utility DatabaseJason Strate. Indexing Outside the BubbleTJay Belt. Release ManagementJonathan Gardner. Compliance and AuditingJes Borland. Automating AdministrationWendy Pastrick. The Fluid Dynamics of SQL Server Data MovementHerve Roggero. Windows Azure Features for DBAsJeremy Lowell. I/O: The Untold StoryBradley Ball. Page and Row CompressionGlenn Berry. Selecting and Sizing the ServerGrant Fritchey. Backups and Restores Using Availability GroupsCarlos Bossy. Big Data for the SQL Server DBABen DeBow. Tuning for Peak Load Pro SQL Server 2012 Practices Edition is an anthology of high-end wisdom from a group of accomplished database administrators who are quietly but relentlessly pushing the performance and feature envelope of Microsoft SQL Server 2012. With an emphasis upon performance-but also branching into release management, auditing, and other issues-the book helps you deliver the most value for your company's investment in Microsoft's flagship database system Goes beyond the manual to cover good techniques and best practices Delivers knowledge usually gained only by hard experience Focuses upon performance, scalability, reliability Helps achieve the predictability needed to be in control at all times What you'll learn Migrate to the new Extended Events framework for troubleshooting performance problems Automate the tracking of key performance indicators such as available disk space, cpu utilization, index fragmentation, and more Design performance into your database and its applications from the very beginning Manage staged releases from development to test through to production Diagnose resource and performance problems via dynamic management views Analyze I/O patterns and plan reliably to obtain the performance you need Who this book is for Pro SQL Server 2012 Practices is aimed at SQL Server professionals who want to further their careers through expert-level practices in performance management, scalability, predictability, and security Pro SQL Server 2012 Practices is an anthology of high-end wisdom from a group of accomplished database administrators who are quietly but relentlessly pushing the performance and feature envelope of Microsoft SQL Server 2012. With an emphasis upon performance#x97;but also branching into release management, auditing, and other issues#x97;the book helps you deliver the most value for your company#x92;s investment in Microsoft#x92;s flagship database system Goes beyond the manual to cover good techniques and best practices Delivers knowledge usually gained only by hard experience Focuses upon performance, scalability, reliability Helps achieve the predictability needed to be in control at all times