Performance Tuning with SQL Server Dynamic
Management Views
Louis Davidson and Tim Ford
Performance Tuning using SQL Server Dynamic
Management Views
By Louis Davidson and Tim Ford
First published by Simple Talk Publishing 2010
Copyright Louis Davidson and Tim Ford 2010
ISBN 978-1-906434-46-5
The right of Louis Davidson and Tim Ford to be identified as the authors of this work has been asserted by them in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
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Technical Review and Additional Material: Glenn Berry
Cover Image: Tim Ford
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Table of Contents
Introduction.................................................................................... 12
Code Examples........................................................................................................................ 15
Chapter 1: Using Dynamic Management Objects........................ 16
Compatibility Views, Catalog Views, and DMOs............................................................... 17
DMO Security and Permissions............................................................................................