Foreword

Maintaining a healthy SQL Server database system can seem deceptively simple at times. Once the software is installed, it seems as though the server might just manage itself for a significant period of time. However, many times problems lie just out of sight of the users, waiting for another row of data or one additional user to tip the response time from acceptable to problematic.

Indeed, this is the situation with many SQL Server instances, where an organization sets up the platform and seemingly out of the blue finds itself in need of expensive consulting help. Even when there are administrative staff members available, they are caught off-guard when some part of their database server fails and their entire application becomes unusable. ...

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