<h4>Field-tested techniques for optimizing SQL Server 2014 databases and applications for speed and performance</h4><p><i>Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Query Tuning & Optimization</i> reveals how to get peak performance from your queries and applications. The book covers the powerful Query Optimizer, advance query tuning, little-understood SQL Server features that boost query performance, and troubleshooting techniques for underperforming queries. Limitations within SQL Server, including work-arounds, are addressed in-depth. Big data, OLTP databases, data warehouse tuning, and column store indexes are also discussed.<ul><li>Ready-to-use techniques for boosting performance of SQL Server databases, applications, and data warehouses<li>Author Benjamin Nevarez has spent the past 14 years speaking, blogging, and perfecting optimization techniques for SQL Server<li>Advanced troubleshooting tips for dealing with existing queries that are running poorly</ul></p>