Azure SQL Database: Diagnosing Performance Issues with DMVs

By Glenn Berry
Learn how to easily query Azure SQL Database for performance and configuration information to help identify and fix issues that can affect performance and stability. This course is applicable to anyone responsible for Azure SQL Database.
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Course info
Level
Intermediate
Updated
Sep 5, 2019
Duration
1h 30m
Table of contents
Course Overview
Course Overview 1m
Introduction
Introduction and DMV Queries 2m Diagnosing Issues and Benefits of DMV Queries 2m Course Details and Module Summary 2m
Diagnosing Database-level Configuration Issues
Introduction and Database Properties 2m Demo: Database Properties 2m File Sizes and Space 1m Demo: File Sizes and Space 1m Database-scoped Configurations 1m Demo: Database-scoped Configurations 1m Table Properties 1m Demo: Table Properties 1m Query Store Options 2m Demo: Query Store Options 1m Automatic Tuning Options 2m Demo: Automatic Tuning Options 1m Module Summary 1m
Diagnosing CPU-related Issues
Introduction and CPU Utilization by Database 2m Demo: CPU Utilization by Database 1m Top Worker Time Queries 2m Demo: Top Worker Time Queries 2m SP Worker Time 2m Demo: SP Worker Time 1m High Aggregate CPU Queries 2m Demo: High Aggregate CPU Queries 1m Module Summary 1m
Diagnosing Activity-related Issues
Introduction and Lock Waits 3m Demo: Lock Waits 1m Scalar UDF Statistics 2m Demo: Scalar UDF Statistics 1m Input Buffer 1m Demo: Input Buffer 1m Query Execution Counts 2m Demo: Query Execution Counts 1m SP Execution Counts 2m Demo: SP Execution Counts 1m SP Average Elapsed Time 2m Demo: SP Average Elapsed Time 1m Bad Nonclustered Indexes 2m Demo: Bad Nonclustered Indexes 1m Missing Indexes 3m Demo: Missing Indexes 3m Missing Index Warnings 2m Demo: Missing Index Warnings 1m Overall Index Usage - Reads 2m Demo: Overall Index Usage - Reads 1m Overall Index Usage - Writes 2m Demo: Overall Index Usage - Writes 1m Volatile Indexes 1m Demo: Volatile Indexes 1m Recent Resource Usage 2m Demo: Recent Resource Usage 1m Module Summary 1m
Diagnosing Storage and Memory-related Issues
Introduction and Buffer Usage 3m Demo: Buffer Usage 1m SP Logical Reads 2m Demo: SP Logical Reads 1m I/O Statistics by File 1m Demo: I/O Statistics by File 1m SP Physical Reads 2m Demo: SP Physical Reads 1m SP Logical Writes 1m Demo: SP Logical Writes 1m Top I/O Statements 1m Demo: Top I/O Statements 1m Module and Course Summaries 1m
Description
Course info
Level
Intermediate
Updated
Sep 5, 2019
Duration
1h 30m
Description

It is very common for Azure SQL Databases to have workload performance problems. In this course, Azure SQL Database: Diagnosing Performance Issues with DMVs, you will learn how to use a variety of DMV queries to find performance and configuration information in Azure SQL Database. First, you will see how to diagnose and fix configuration issues at the database level. Next, you will discover how to diagnose and fix performance issues related to CPU and workload activity. Finally, you will explore how to find and fix issues related to storage and memory. When you are finished with this course, you will have the skills and knowledge to use these DMV queries to increase the performance and stability of your workload on Azure SQL Database.

About the author
Glenn Berry
About the author

Glenn works as a Principal Consultant at SQLskills.com. He has been a SQL Server MVP since 2007, and he is also an Adjunct Faculty member at University College - University of Denver. He is the author of the book SQL Server Hardware (Redgate 2011), and he wrote chapters for both SQL Server MVP Deep Dives books.

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Section Introduction Transcripts
Section Introduction Transcripts

Course Overview
My name is Glenn Berry, and welcome to my course, Azure SQL Database: Diagnosing Configuration and Performance Issues with DMVs. I'm a principal consultant with SQLskills, and this topic is one that I feel very excited about. In the course of my career as a database administrator and consultant, I've used my DMV diagnostic queries on a nearly daily basis to find and correct many common Azure SQL Database configuration and performance issues. The queries that are detailed and demonstrated in this course will help you detect and correct many common issues with both your Azure SQL Database server and your databases. I want to show you how to properly understand how to interpret these queries, and then how to use those results to help get a better-performing Azure SQL Database environment. If you work with Azure SQL Database or SQL Server in any capacity, whatever your level, this course is relevant to you. Experience using SQL Server 2005 or newer is helpful, along with a basic understanding of how Azure SQL Database works. I hope you'll join me as we explore proper configuration and performance with Azure SQL Database: Diagnosing Configuration and Performance Issues with DMVs, here on Pluralsight.

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