4th Edition: Sql Server Query Performance Tuning,

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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. SQL Server Query Performance Tuning, 4th Edition

Her latest deployment—a simple reporting module—had brought the multi-terabyte SQL Server to its knees. The CEO was already calling. Every time she tried to run a trace, the management studio froze. She was flying blind in a storm of her own making. She didn't start with the code; she started

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. The server room at OmniLogistics felt more like