Sql Server Query Performance Tuning, 4th Edition [A-Z Best]

The server room at OmniLogistics felt more like a sauna than a data center. Inside, Sarah sat hunched over her monitor, bathed in the frantic amber glow of "High CPU" alerts.

The CPU line on the monitor, which had been a flat ceiling at 99%, plummeted to a cool 12%. The report that had timed out after ten minutes now populated in four seconds. SQL Server Query Performance Tuning, 4th Edition

"CXPACKET," she muttered, seeing the results of her diagnostic query. "Parallelism overhead." The server room at OmniLogistics felt more like

She reached into her bag and pulled out a weathered, heavy volume: . Sarah sat hunched over her monitor