Check out the second video on our series on Tuning SQL Server. After explaining the data model in the first video, where we cover the process by which we caused the performance issues.
In this second video of the series I show how we can call procedures using OStress.exe to simulate hundreds of users running the query concurrently and the impact of it on the CPU. We can also use Activity Monitor to get a quick idea on if there is an issues that we need to investigate further.
This post was written by Jayanth Kurup. A Microsoft SQL Server Consultant and Trainer based out of Bangalore, India. Jayanth has been working on MS SQL Server for over 15 years. He is a performance tuning and Business Intelligence expert. Having worked with companies like Microsoft, DELL, Wells Fargo, Thomson Reuters and many other fortune 100 companies. Some other technologies Jayanth works on include Microsoft Azure, PowerBI, Python and AWS. When he isn’t consulting or training, Jayanth like to travel, paint and read. He is also very active in social causes and the founder of Enabled Business Solutions. Visit his company by clicking the link in the menu or email him directly.
