{"product_id":"9781430237426","title":"Expert Performance Indexing for SQL Server 2012","description":"\u003cp\u003e    \u003cem\u003eExpert Performance Indexing for SQL Server 2012\u003c\/em\u003e is a deep dive into perhaps the single-most important facet of good performance: indexes, and how to best use them. The book begins in the shallow waters with explanations of the types of indexes and how they are stored in databases. Moving deeper into the topic, and further into the book, you will look at the statistics that are accumulated both by indexes and on indexes. All of this will help you progress towards properly achieving your database performance goals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  What you'll learn from \u003cem\u003eExpert Performance Indexing for SQL Server 2012\u003c\/em\u003e will help you understand what indexes are doing in the database and what can be done to mitigate and improve their effects on performance. The final destination is a guided tour through a number of real-world scenarios and approaches that can be taken to investigate, mitigate, and improve the performance of your database. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e   \u003cli\u003eDefines indexes and provides an understanding of their role \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eUncovers and explains the statistics that are kept in indexes \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eTeaches strategies and approaches for indexing databases \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003c\/ul\u003e           What you’ll learn\u003cul\u003e   \u003cli\u003eFully understand the index types at your disposal \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eRecognize and remove unnecessary indexes \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eReview statistics to understand indexing choices made by the optimizer \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eProperly apply strategies such as covering indexes, included columns, index intersections, and more \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eWrite queries to make good use of the indexes already in place \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eDesign effective indexes for full-text, spatial, and XML data types \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eManage the big picture: Encompassing all indexes in a database, and all database instances on a server \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003c\/ul\u003e  Who this book is for      \u003cp\u003e     \u003cem\u003eExpert Performance Indexing for SQL Server 2012\u003c\/em\u003e is intended for database administrators and developers who are ready to boost the performance of their environments without the need to go in blindly building indexes.         \u003c\/p\u003e     Table of Contents\u003col\u003e   \u003cli\u003eIndex Fundamentals \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eIndex Storage Fundamentals \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eIndex Statistics \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eXML, Spatial and FULLTEXT \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eIndex Myths and Best Practices \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eIndex Maintenance \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eIndexing Tools  \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eIndex Strategies \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eQuery Strategies  \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eIndex Analysis \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Apress","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47141780619504,"sku":"9781430237426","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781430237426_p0.jpg?v=1763750879","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781430237426","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}