Course Overview
CounselTrain Technologies offer a course 10987-C: Performance Tuning and Optimizing SQL Databases that teaches database administrators and developers how to optimize and tune SQL databases for maximum performance. This course covers various techniques and tools used to identify and troubleshoot performance issues, as well as how to implement best practices for database design and management.
The course content includes:
- Introduction to Performance Tuning and Optimizing SQL Databases
- Query Execution and Query Plans
- Indexing for Performance
- Optimizing Transactions and Locking
- Monitoring and Troubleshooting SQL Server Performance
- Database Engine Tuning Advisor
- Query Store
- Plan Caching and Recompilation
- Query Tuning
- Memory-Optimized Tables
- Performance and Scalability Considerations for SQL Server in Azure Virtual Machines.
This course is designed to provide hands-on experience to learners who are opting for this course. It is suitable for anyone who wants to gain a deep understanding of SQL database performance tuning and optimization techniques.
Learning Options
Target audiences
- Performance Tuning and Optimizing SQL Databases training is ideal for database administrators, IT professionals, and other business and technical personnel who are involved in database performance tuning and optimization
- This training would also be extremely beneficial for developers, analysts, and report writers who create and maintain SQL databases
- This training is also ideal for anyone who wants to increase the speed and performance of their SQL databases
- With this type of training, personnel will be able to optimize the performance of their databases, improving the speed and efficiency at which the database works
Schedule Dates
Curriculum
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Module 1: SQL Server Architecture, Scheduling, and Waits
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Module 2: SQL Server I / 0
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Module 3: Database Structures
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Module 4: SQL Server Memory
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Module 5: Concurrency and Transactions
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Module 6: Statistics and Index Internals
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Module 7: Query Execution and Query Plan Analysis
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Module 8: Caching and Recompilation
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Module 9: Extended Events
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Module 10: Monitoring, Tracing, and Baselining
The prerequisites for taking the 10987-C course are as follows:
Having a basic knowledge of relational databases and SQL
Familiarity with the Microsoft Windows operating system and its core functionality
Familiarity with database design and development concepts.
It is recommended that participants have prior experience with SQL Server Management Studio and Transact-SQL. If you have a basic understanding of the SQL Server architecture, including its components and how they interact with each other that’s a plus point.
Overall, this course is designed for database administrators and developers with a fundamental understanding of SQL databases and a desire to improve their performance tuning and optimization skills.
Having a basic knowledge of relational databases and SQL
Familiarity with the Microsoft Windows operating system and its core functionality
Familiarity with database design and development concepts.
It is recommended that participants have prior experience with SQL Server Management Studio and Transact-SQL. If you have a basic understanding of the SQL Server architecture, including its components and how they interact with each other that’s a plus point.
Overall, this course is designed for database administrators and developers with a fundamental understanding of SQL databases and a desire to improve their performance tuning and optimization skills.
The key learning objectives of this course are:
Understand the factors that impact database performance and how to measure and monitor performance metrics.
Learn how to optimize SQL Server queries and indexes for maximum performance.
Discover how to optimize transactions and locking to reduce contention and improve throughput.
Understand how to use tools like the Database Engine Tuning Advisor and Query Store to identify and troubleshoot performance issues.
Learn how to tune and optimize query plans using techniques like plan caching and recompilation.
Discover how to optimize memory usage and performance using memory-optimized tables.
Understand how to scale SQL Server databases for maximum performance and scalability in Azure Virtual Machines.
By the end of the course, participants will be able to use a variety of tools and techniques to identify and troubleshoot performance issues and optimize SQL Server databases for maximum performance and scalability.
Understand the factors that impact database performance and how to measure and monitor performance metrics.
Learn how to optimize SQL Server queries and indexes for maximum performance.
Discover how to optimize transactions and locking to reduce contention and improve throughput.
Understand how to use tools like the Database Engine Tuning Advisor and Query Store to identify and troubleshoot performance issues.
Learn how to tune and optimize query plans using techniques like plan caching and recompilation.
Discover how to optimize memory usage and performance using memory-optimized tables.
Understand how to scale SQL Server databases for maximum performance and scalability in Azure Virtual Machines.
By the end of the course, participants will be able to use a variety of tools and techniques to identify and troubleshoot performance issues and optimize SQL Server databases for maximum performance and scalability.
The length of the 10987-C: Performance Tuning and Optimizing SQL Databases course varies depending on the mode of delivery and the amount of time participants have available for training. In-person classroom training typically lasts for five days, with each day consisting of approximately 7 hours of instruction and hands-on lab exercises.
This course provides learners with valuable skills and knowledge that can help to advance their careers in database administration and development. By learning how to optimize and tune SQL databases for maximum performance, learners can improve their job performance and enhance their value to their employers. By acquiring advanced skills in SQL database performance tuning and optimization, learners may be able to command higher salaries and better job opportunities. With a growing demand for database administrators and developers with advanced skills in SQL database performance tuning and optimization, completing this course can open up new job opportunities for learners.
