Learn how to start and use Database Engine Tuning Advisor in SQL Server to create workloads, tune databases, and create XML input files. A user that has system administrator permissions must perform ...

Database Engine Tuning Advisor provides a graphical user interface (GUI) based way to view tuning sessions and tuning recommendation reports. This lesson shows you how to start the tool and how to ...

The riders in the Tour de France are probably the most monitored athletes in the world. In preparation for the race, every ounce of food a rider consumes is specially formulated to give him maximum ...

Thomas LaRock: "Without a basic understanding of wait events and how the occur, you will waste a lot of time trying and guessing at how to improve the performance of a query." Optimizing SQL Server ...

This post was authored by Anna Shrestinian, Program Manager, SQL Server What is the SQL Server Early Adoption Program (SQL EAP)? The SQL Server Early Adoption Program (SQL EAP) is a Microsoft program ...