Louis Davidson Tim Ford SQL Server Index Tuning with DMVs: sys.dm_db_index_usage_stats, Missing Index Details, and Operational Stats Using SQL Server DMVs to tune your indexing strategy - identifying unused indexes (sys.dm_db_index_usage_stats), finding operational hotspots including latching and... 11 October 2012 43 min read
Louis Davidson Tim Ford DMVs for Query Plan Metadata Before you can tackle any performance issues with a working database, you need to know which queries to work on... 17 August 2010 57 min read
Louis Davidson Tim Ford Performance Tuning with SQL Server Dynamic Management Views This is the book that will de-mystify the process of using Dynamic Management Views to collect the information you need... 14 June 2010 4 min read
Tim Ford Do I Ask Too Much of My Beloved RDBMS? OK Simple-Talkers I have a interesting situation driving be nuttier than squirrel poo. I have the following 2 steps in a... 16 October 2007 3 min read
Tim Ford PASS Day 3: Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah Here it is, the last day of PASS 2007 and I find myself in a melancholy that comes with the... 23 September 2007 2 min read
Tim Ford PASS Day Two: You Can’t Get There From Here (A Geog-DUH-phy Lesson) Here it is day two and I am finally starting to get adjusted to the time difference. Wimp. Sure, I... 21 September 2007 3 min read
Tim Ford It’s PASS 2007 Arg! Volunteer meetings, PASS business, PASS SIG Quizbowl, Welcome Reception, SQL Server Central Party and the subsequent after party and after-after party,... 19 September 2007 2 min read
