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SQL Server Performance & Administration: From Basics to Advanced Performance & Cloud Deployments
What if you could unlock the full power of SQL Server—not through guesswork or scattered tutorials, but with a single, authoritative guide that takes you from fundamentals to elite-level performance?
SQL Server Performance & From Basics to Advanced Performance & Cloud Deployments is the ultimate, end-to-end resource for anyone who touches SQL Server—DBAs, developers, data engineers, architects, and IT professionals who demand reliability, speed, and security from their data systems.
This book cuts through the noise and complexity to deliver a clear, practical, and deeply actionable roadmap for mastering SQL Server performance. From installation and configuration to indexing, query tuning, automation, high availability, security, monitoring, cloud migrations, and advanced troubleshooting, you’ll learn the exact strategies used in real production environments where performance and uptime aren’t optional—they’re mission-critical.
Inside, you’ll discover how
Configure SQL Server the right way from day one for maximum stability and speed
Master indexing, statistics, execution plans, and tuning techniques that dramatically reduce query times
Implement bulletproof backup, recovery, maintenance, and security strategies
Diagnose performance issues using DMVs, Extended Events, Query Store, and wait statistics
Build scalable architectures using Always On, replication, containers, and hybrid/cloud deployments
Automate routine operations using PowerShell, DevOps pipelines, and Infrastructure-as-Code
Solve real-world performance and reliability problems with field-tested solutions
What makes this book different?
Field-Proven Techniques — No theory for theory’s sake. Every concept is rooted in real-world experience.
Step-by-Step Clarity — Complex topics explained in plain, practical language anyone can follow.
Hands-On Scripts & Checklists — Apply what you learn immediately in your own environment.
Covers On-Prem, Cloud & Hybrid — Future-proof skills you can use anywhere SQL Server runs.
A Complete Learning Path — From beginner foundations to advanced enterprise-level performance.
Whether you're optimizing a single slow query or engineering an entire high-availability architecture, this book gives you the confidence, skills, and proven strategies to run SQL Server at peak performance—every day, at any scale.
Ready to transform your SQL Server environment into a fast, secure, cloud-ready data engine?
Start reading and level up your performance mastery today.
SQL Server Performance & From Basics to Advanced Performance & Cloud Deployments is the ultimate, end-to-end resource for anyone who touches SQL Server—DBAs, developers, data engineers, architects, and IT professionals who demand reliability, speed, and security from their data systems.
This book cuts through the noise and complexity to deliver a clear, practical, and deeply actionable roadmap for mastering SQL Server performance. From installation and configuration to indexing, query tuning, automation, high availability, security, monitoring, cloud migrations, and advanced troubleshooting, you’ll learn the exact strategies used in real production environments where performance and uptime aren’t optional—they’re mission-critical.
Inside, you’ll discover how
Configure SQL Server the right way from day one for maximum stability and speed
Master indexing, statistics, execution plans, and tuning techniques that dramatically reduce query times
Implement bulletproof backup, recovery, maintenance, and security strategies
Diagnose performance issues using DMVs, Extended Events, Query Store, and wait statistics
Build scalable architectures using Always On, replication, containers, and hybrid/cloud deployments
Automate routine operations using PowerShell, DevOps pipelines, and Infrastructure-as-Code
Solve real-world performance and reliability problems with field-tested solutions
What makes this book different?
Field-Proven Techniques — No theory for theory’s sake. Every concept is rooted in real-world experience.
Step-by-Step Clarity — Complex topics explained in plain, practical language anyone can follow.
Hands-On Scripts & Checklists — Apply what you learn immediately in your own environment.
Covers On-Prem, Cloud & Hybrid — Future-proof skills you can use anywhere SQL Server runs.
A Complete Learning Path — From beginner foundations to advanced enterprise-level performance.
Whether you're optimizing a single slow query or engineering an entire high-availability architecture, this book gives you the confidence, skills, and proven strategies to run SQL Server at peak performance—every day, at any scale.
Ready to transform your SQL Server environment into a fast, secure, cloud-ready data engine?
Start reading and level up your performance mastery today.
385 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 19, 2025
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