Database Performance Tuning Certification

Module 1: Introduction to Database Performance Tuning

• Performance tuning fundamentals
• Database performance lifecycle
• Performance objectives
• Response time
• Throughput
• Resource utilization

Module 2: Database Architecture & Performance

• Database architecture
• Storage engine concepts
• Memory architecture
• Query processing
• Transaction processing
• Performance components

Module 3: Establishing Performance Baselines

• Baseline concepts
• Performance metrics
• Normal workload patterns
• Historical comparison
• Benchmarking
• Performance thresholds

Module 4: Database Monitoring

• Monitoring fundamentals
• CPU utilization
• Memory utilization
• Disk activity
• Network performance
• Database metrics

Module 5: Identifying Performance Bottlenecks

• CPU bottlenecks
• Memory bottlenecks
• I/O bottlenecks
• Query bottlenecks
• Locking issues
• Bottleneck analysis

Module 6: SQL Query Performance Fundamentals

• Query lifecycle
• SQL processing
• Query cost
• Resource consumption
• Query efficiency
• Performance indicators

Module 7: Query Execution Plans

• Execution plans
• Query operators
• Estimated plans
• Actual plans
• Cost analysis
• Plan interpretation

Module 8: Query Optimization Techniques

• Efficient SQL
• Predicate optimization
• Join optimization
• Subquery optimization
• Reducing data scans
• Query rewriting

Module 9: Advanced SQL Optimization

• Complex queries
• CTE performance
• Correlated subqueries
• Aggregation optimization
• Sorting optimization
• Set-based processing

Module 10: Indexing Fundamentals

• Index concepts
• Index structures
• Clustered indexes
• Non-clustered indexes
• Composite indexes
• Index selection

Module 11: Advanced Indexing Strategies

• Covering indexes
• Filtered indexes
• Index ordering
• Selectivity
• Index intersection
• Index design

Module 12: Index Maintenance

• Index fragmentation
• Rebuilding indexes
• Reorganizing indexes
• Unused indexes
• Duplicate indexes
• Index monitoring

Module 13: Database Statistics

• Optimizer statistics
• Data distribution
• Cardinality estimation
• Statistics updates
• Outdated statistics
• Query performance impact

Module 14: Query Optimizer

• Optimizer fundamentals
• Cost-based optimization
• Access paths
• Join selection
• Cardinality estimates
• Optimization decisions

Module 15: Memory Performance Tuning

• Database memory
• Buffer pools
• Cache management
• Memory allocation
• Memory pressure
• Memory monitoring

Module 16: Disk & Storage Optimization

• Storage architecture
• Disk latency
• Read/write performance
• Data files
• Log files
• Storage configuration

Module 17: I/O Performance Tuning

• Database I/O
• Sequential I/O
• Random I/O
• I/O latency
• I/O monitoring
• Reducing disk activity

Module 18: Transaction Performance

• Transactions
• Commit operations
• Rollbacks
• Transaction duration
• Transaction logs
• Transaction optimization

Module 19: Locking & Blocking

• Database locks
• Lock types
• Blocking
• Lock escalation
• Long-running transactions
• Blocking analysis

Module 20: Deadlock Analysis & Prevention

• Deadlock concepts
• Deadlock detection
• Deadlock graphs
• Resource conflicts
• Prevention techniques
• Transaction design

Module 21: Concurrency Optimization

• Concurrent workloads
• Isolation levels
• Transaction conflicts
• Optimistic concurrency
• Pessimistic concurrency
• Throughput optimization

Module 22: Partitioning Strategies

• Table partitioning
• Partition keys
• Range partitioning
• List partitioning
• Partition pruning
• Performance benefits

Module 23: Caching Strategies

• Database caching
• Query caching concepts
• Buffer caching
• Application caching
• Cache effectiveness
• Cache invalidation

Module 24: Stored Procedure Performance

• Stored procedures
• Execution plans
• Parameter handling
• Procedure optimization
• Recompilation concepts
• Performance analysis

Module 25: Temporary Objects & Intermediate Data

• Temporary tables
• Table variables
• Common table expressions
• Intermediate results
• Memory usage
• Performance considerations

Module 26: Large Database Performance

• Large tables
• High-volume queries
• Data archiving
• Partition management
• Batch processing
• Scalability strategies

Module 27: Workload Analysis & Capacity Planning

• Workload characteristics
• Peak workloads
• Resource trends
• Capacity requirements
• Growth forecasting
• Scalability planning

Module 28: Performance Troubleshooting

• Troubleshooting methodology
• Slow queries
• Resource contention
• Performance regressions
• Root cause analysis
• Corrective actions

Module 29: Performance Testing & Benchmarking

• Performance testing
• Load testing
• Stress testing
• Benchmark design
• Performance comparison
• Results analysis

Module 30: Database Performance Optimization Workshop

• Performance baseline analysis
• Slow query identification
• Execution plan analysis
• Index optimization
• Bottleneck troubleshooting
• Performance improvement validation