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Monitor and optimize operational resources in Azure SQL

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  • Describe performance monitoring

    After completing this module, you will be able to:

    • Review potential performance issues.
    • Identify critical Azure metrics.
    • Learn how to collect metrics for an established baseline.
    • Use extended events for performance analysis.
    • Understand database watcher for Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instance.
  • Configure SQL Server resources for optimal performance

    After completing this module, you will be able to:

    • Understand your options for configuration of Azure storage
    • Learn how to configure TempDB data files in SQL Server
    • Learn how to choose the right type of VM for SQL Server workloads
    • Understand the use cases and configuration of Resource Governor in SQL Server
  • Configure databases for optimal performance

    After completing this module, you will be able to:

    • Understand database scoped configuration options
    • Understand maintenance tasks related to indexing and statistics
    • Understand the features of Intelligent Query Processing (IQP)
    • Explore the automatic tuning feature in Azure

Syllabus

  • Describe performance monitoring
    • Introduction
    • Describe performance monitoring tools
    • Describe critical performance metrics
    • Establish baseline metrics
    • Explore extended events
    • Describe database watcher (preview)
    • Explore Query Performance Insight
    • Exercise: Isolate problems with monitoring
    • Module assessment
    • Summary
  • Configure SQL Server resources for optimal performance
    • Introduction
    • Explain how to optimize Azure storage for SQL Server virtual machines
    • Describe virtual machine resizing
    • Optimize database storage
    • Control SQL Server resources
    • Module assessment
    • Summary
  • Configure databases for optimal performance
    • Introduction
    • Explore database maintenance checks
    • Describe database scoped configuration options
    • Describe automatic tuning
    • Describe intelligent query processing
    • Exercise: Detect and correct fragmentation issues
    • Module assessment
    • Summary

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