Dive deep inside the core engine of Microsoft SQL Server 2012 - and put that practical knowledge to work. Led by a team of SQL Server experts, you'll learn the skills you need to exploit key architectural features. Go behind the scenes to understand internal operations for building, expanding, shrinking, and moving databases - whether you're a database developer, architect, or administrator. Discover how to: Significantly reduce your query execution time using the right indexes Use event tracking - from triggers to the Extended Events Engine Transcend normal row-size limits with new storage capabilities Troubleshoot problematic query plans using multiple techniques Force SQL Server to reuse a cached query plan - or create a new one Choose among five isolation levels and two concurrency models Check SQL Server internal operations by running Database Console Commands
Dive deep inside the architecture of SQL Server 2012
Explore the core engine of Microsoft SQL Server 2012—and put that practical knowledge to work. Led by a team of SQL Server experts, you’ll learn the skills you need to exploit key architectural features. Go behind the scenes to understand internal operations for creating, expanding, shrinking, and moving databases—whether you’re a database developer, architect, or administrator.
Discover how to:
- Dig into SQL Server 2012 architecture and configuration
- Use the right recovery model and control transaction logging
- Reduce query execution time through proper index design
- Track events, from triggers to the Extended Event Engine
- Examine internal structures with database console commands
- Transcend row-size limitations with special storage capabilities
- Choose the right transaction isolation level and concurrency model
- Take control over query plan caching and reuse