1. Random Thoughts on... Performance and Troubleshooting SQL Server Resources
Nigel Foulkes-Nock

2. About me Nigel Foulkes-Nock SQL Server DBA with TargetGroup, Newport
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Barclays Partner Finance
Hewlett Packard
Worked with SQL Server
versions from 6.5 through 2016
Good afternoon. I'd like to introduce myself. I am Nigel Foulkes-Nock, and I am a DBA with TargetGroup, a software and Financial service provider based in South Wales. TargetGroup are on the SQL Relay “Awesome Employers” list, and more importantly came in the top 5 at the Cardiff Half Marathon Corporate Challenge last Sunday.

3. Resources Where you can’t change the Query Memory Issues
CPU
Simple
Advanced

4. Resources SQL Server Query Plans
Statistics and Indexing
Database Maintenance

5. Resources Query Optimization Tips
Temporary Tables - gets advanced
Temporary Tables - against the use of… (for balance)

6. Resources Are you using the correct Data Types?
Where to go next - Advanced Links

7. Resources
Teach Yourself SQL Server Performance Tuning

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