T-SQL insiders help you tackle your toughest queries and query-tuning
problems
Squeeze maximum performance and efficiency from every T-SQL query you
write or tune. Four leading experts take an in-depth look at T-SQL's
internal architecture and offer advanced practical techniques for
optimizing response time and resource usage. Emphasizing a correct
understanding of the language and its foundations, the authors present
unique solutions they have spent years developing and refining. All code
and techniques are fully updated to reflect new T-SQL enhancements in
Microsoft SQL Server 2014 and SQL Server 2012.
Write faster, more efficient T-SQL code:
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Move from procedural programming to the language of sets and logic
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Master an efficient top-down tuning methodology
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Assess algorithmic complexity to predict performance
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Compare data aggregation techniques, including new grouping sets
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Efficiently perform data-analysis calculations
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Make the most of T-SQL's optimized bulk import tools
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Avoid date/time pitfalls that lead to buggy, poorly performing code
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Create optimized BI statistical queries without additional software
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Use programmable objects to accelerate queries
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Unlock major performance improvements with In-Memory OLTP
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Master useful and elegant approaches to manipulating graphs
About This Book
- For experienced T-SQL practitioners
- Includes coverage updated from Inside Microsoft SQL Server 2008
T-SQL Querying and Inside Microsoft SQL Server 2008 T-SQL
Programming
- Valuable to developers, DBAs, BI professionals, and data scientists
- Covers many MCSE 70-464 and MCSA/MCSE 70-461 exam topics
