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SQL Server Best Practices

Technical White Papers
Deep level technical papers on specific SQL Server topics that were tested and validated by SQL Development.
Precision Considerations for Analysis Services Users
Scale-Out Querying with Analysis Services Using SAN Snapshots
Identifying and Resolving MDX Query Performance Bottlenecks in SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services
XML Best Practices for Microsoft SQL Server 2005
Performance Optimizations for the XML Data Type in SQL Server 2005
SQL Server 2005 Security Best Practices - Operational and Administrative Tasks
SQL Server 2005 Full-Text Queries on Large Catalogs: Lessons Learned
Scale-Out Querying with Analysis Services
SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services Processing Best Practices
Predeployment I/O Best Practices
Partial Database Availability
Comparing Tables Organized with Clustered Indexes versus Heaps
SQL Server 2005 Deployment Guidance for Web Hosting Environments
Resolving Common Connectivity Issues in SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services Connectivity Scenarios
Implementing Application Failover with Database Mirroring
OLAP Design Best Practices for Analysis Services 2005
DBCC SHOWCONTIG Improvements and Comparison between SQL Server 2000 and SQL Server 2005
TEMPDB Capacity Planning and Concurrency Considerations for Index Create and Rebuild
Loading Bulk Data into a Partitioned Table
Database Mirroring Best Practices and Performance Considerations
SQL Server 2005 Performance Tuning using Waits and Queues
Analysis Services 2005 Performance Guide
SAP with Microsoft SQL Server 2005: Best Practices for High Availability, Performance, and Scalability
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Tuning Tips for PeopleSoft 8.x
Troubleshooting Performance Problems in SQL Server 2005


SQL Server Best Practices Toolbox
Scripts and Tools for Performance Tuning and Troubleshooting SQL Server 2005
Buffer Cache
CPU and Optimization
Indexes and Indexing
Input/Output
Performance
Query Plan Re-Use
Retrieving SQL Text and XML Plans
SQLOS: Schedulers, Runnable Queue, Waiter List
Tempdb
Transactions and Locking
Wait Statistics
SQL Server 2005 Best Practices Analyzer
DMV Stats


Best Practices Material for SQL Server 2000 (Archived)
SQL Server 2000 SP3 Security Features and Best Practices: Security Best Practices Checklist
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Index Defragmentation Best Practices
Best Practices Analyzer Tool for Microsoft SQL Server 2000


Blogs
SQLCAT
SQL ISV PM
SQL Server Query Optimization Team
SQL Server Programmability Team
SQL Server Storage Engine Team
SQL Server CLR Integration Team
PSS SQL Server Engineers
Slava Oks
Prakash Sundaresan