Professional SQL Server 2005 Performance Tuning (Programmer to Programmer) at Dominant Systems Book Store

Written by a team of expert SQL users, this comprehensive resource approaches performance tuning from a new perspective by showing you a methodical scientific approach to diagnose performance problems. The book first walks you through how to discover bottlenecks when something is wrong and you’ll then learn how to identify and remove the problems that are causing poor performance. You’ll discover preventive measures you can take to try to avoid a performance problem entirely and you’ll learn how to achieve better performance.

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I have long been impressed with Steven Wort as a result of his work at Microsoft & his promiscuous, insightful posts on various SQL Server sites. When I learned he was the lead author of "Professional SQL Server 2005 Performance Tuning" I could scarcely wait for its publication. Now that it's been out for a bit I'm shocked to see only two reviews here on Amazon. This book is a worthy read & well worth a five-star rating. I am extremely impressed at the utility of this book. Information related to SQL Server performance is fairly ubiquitous, yet this work is unique in its approach. I know of no other reference ever written for SQL Server which amalgamates such great information integrated from the perspective of hardware, fundamental schema design, & tools. For example, Steven introduces a tool which cleverly leverages the SQLIO.exe tool as well as explains how to use it. I've never seen anything quite like it. It's so useful I use it at almost all of my customer sites. In fact, I recommend this book to all my customers & colleagues. If the book has a deficit, it's a mixed one. Though it cites the importance of disk partition alignment, an arcane yet critical component of disk configuration, the text unfortunately fails to provide the information required to implement it. No book can be a one-stop reference for a concept as broad as SQL Server performance, yet Professional SQL Server 2005 Performance Tuning comes as close as any I've seen. --Jimmy May, Aspiring Geek

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