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SQL Server Query Tuning and Optimization
SQL Server Query Tuning and Optimization

SQL Server Query Tuning and Optimization: Optimize Microsoft SQL Server 2022 queries and applications

By Benjamin Nevarez
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SQL Server Query Tuning and Optimization

Chapter 1: An Introduction to Query Tuning and Optimization

We have all been there; suddenly, you get a phone call notifying you of an application outage and asking you to urgently join a conference bridge. After joining the call, you are told that the application is so slow that the company is not able to conduct business; it is losing money and, potentially, customers too. And many times, nobody on the call can provide any additional information that can help you find out what the problem is. So, what you should do? Where do you start? And perhaps more important, how do you avoid these problems from reoccurring in the future?

Although an outage can occur for several different reasons, including a hardware failure or an operating system problem, as a database professional, you should be able to proactively tune and optimize your databases and be ready to quickly troubleshoot any problem that may eventually occur. This book will provide you with the knowledge and tools required...

Query Processor Architecture

At the core of the SQL Server database engine are two major components:

  • The storage engine: The storage engine is responsible for reading data between the disk and memory in a manner that optimizes concurrency while maintaining data integrity.
  • The relational engine (also called the query processor): The query processor, as the name suggests, accepts all queries submitted to SQL Server, devises a plan for their optimal execution, and then executes the plan and delivers the required results.

Queries are submitted to SQL Server using SQL or Structured Query Language (or T-SQL, the Microsoft SQL Server extension to SQL). Because SQL is a high-level declarative language, it only defines what data to get from the database, not the steps required to retrieve that data or any of the algorithms for processing the request. Thus, for each query it receives, the first job of the query processor is to devise, as quickly as possible, a plan that...

Analyzing execution plans

Primarily, we’ll interact with the query processor through execution plans, which, as mentioned earlier, are ultimately trees consisting of several physical operators that, in turn, contain the algorithms to produce the required results from the database. Given that we will make extensive use of execution plans throughout this book, in this section, we will learn how to display and read them.

You can request either an actual or an estimated execution plan for a given query, and either of these two types can be displayed as a graphic, text, or XML plan. Any of these three formats show the same execution plan – the only difference is how they are displayed and the level of detail they contain.

When an estimated plan is requested, the query is not executed; the plan that’s displayed is simply the plan that SQL Server would most probably use if the query were executed, bearing in mind that a recompile, which we’ll discuss later...

Getting plans from a trace or the plan cache

So far, we have been testing getting execution plans by directly using the query code in SQL Server Management Studio. However, this method may not always produce the plan you want to troubleshoot or the plan creating the performance problem. One of the reasons for this is that your application might be using a different SET statement option than SQL Server Management Studio and producing an entirely different execution plan for the same query. This behavior, where two plans may exist for the same query, will be covered in more detail in Chapter 8, Understanding Plan Caching.

Because of this behavior, sometimes, you may need to capture an execution plan from other locations, for example, the plan cache or current query execution. In these cases, you may need to obtain an execution plan from a trace, for example, using SQL trace or extended events, or the plan cache using the sys.dm_exec_query_plan dynamic management function (DMF) or...

SET STATISTICS TIME and IO statements

We will close this chapter with two statements that can give you additional information about your queries and that you can use as an additional tuning technique. These can be a great complement to execution plans to get additional information about your queries’ optimization and execution. One common misunderstanding we sometimes see is developers trying to compare plan cost to plan performance. You should not assume a direct correlation between a query-estimated cost and its actual runtime performance. Cost is an internal unit used by the query optimizer and should not be used to compare plan performance; SET STATISTICS TIME and SET STATISTICS IO can be used instead. This section explains both statements.

You can use SET STATISTICS TIME to see the number of milliseconds required to parse, compile, and execute each statement. For example, run the following command:

SET STATISTICS TIME ON

Then, run the following query:

SELECT...

Summary

In this chapter, we showed you how a better understanding of what the query processor does behind the scenes can help both database administrators and developers write better queries, as well as provide the query optimizer with the information it needs to produce efficient execution plans. In the same way, we showed you how to use your newfound knowledge of the query processor’s inner workings and SQL Server tools to troubleshoot cases when your queries are not performing as expected. Based on this, the basics of the query optimizer, the execution engine, and the plan cache were explained. These SQL Server components will be covered in greater detail later in this book.

Because we will be using execution plans throughout this book, we also introduced you to how to read them, their more important properties, and how to obtain them from sources such as the plan cache and a server trace. This should have given you enough background to follow along with the rest of this...

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Key benefits

  • Speed up queries and dramatically improve application performance by both understanding query engine internals and practical query optimization
  • Understand how the query optimizer works
  • Learn about intelligent query processing and what is new in SQL Server 2022

Description

SQL Server is a relational database management system developed by Microsoft. As a database server, it is a software product with the primary function of storing and retrieving data as requested by other software applications. This book starts by describing the inner workings of the query optimizer, and will enable you to use this knowledge to write better queries and provide the query engine with all the information it needs to produce efficient execution plans. As you progress, you’ll get practical query optimization tips for troubleshooting underperforming queries. The book will also guide you through intelligent query processing and what is new in SQL Server 2022. Query performance topics such as the Query Store, In-Memory OLTP and columnstore indexes are covered as well. By the end of this book, you’ll be able to get the best possible performance for your queries and applications.

What you will learn

Troubleshoot queries using methods including extended events, SQL Trace, and dynamic management views Understand how the execution engine and query operators work Speed up queries and improve app performance by creating the right indexes Detect and fix cardinality estimation errors by examining query optimizer statistics Monitor and promote both plan caching and plan reuse to improve app performance Troubleshoot and improve query performance by using the Query Store Improve the performance of data warehouse queries by using columnstore indexes Handle query processor limitations with hints and other methods

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Table of Contents

14 Chapters
Preface Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
1. Chapter 1: An Introduction to Query Tuning and Optimization Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
2. Chapter 2: Troubleshooting Queries Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
3. Chapter 3: The Query Optimizer Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
4. Chapter 4: The Execution Engine Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
5. Chapter 5: Working with Indexes Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
6. Chapter 6: Understanding Statistics Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
7. Chapter 7: In-Memory OLTP Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
8. Chapter 8: Understanding Plan Caching Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
9. Chapter 9: The Query Store Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
10. Chapter 10: Intelligent Query Processing Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
11. Chapter 11: An Introduction to Data Warehouses Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
12. Chapter 12: Understanding Query Hints Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
13. Other Books You May Enjoy Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

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