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PawSQL for SQL Server, Complete Performance Optimization Guide for MSSQL

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PawSQL Team
PawSQL Team
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0. Overview​

In the latest version of PawSQL, comprehensive support for SQL Server databases has been implemented, offering SQL optimization, SQL review, and performance inspection capabilities. This covers the entire lifecycle of SQL development, testing, and operations, helping users fully leverage the performance potential of SQL Server databases.

1. Managing SQL Server Databases​

Workspaces provide the environment for SQL optimization. PawSQL supports two methods for creating workspaces for SQL Server optimization tasks:

  • Offline - DDL Parsing: Building workspaces by parsing database DDL files.
  • Online - Metadata Retrieval: Directly acquiring metadata from SQL Server databases to quickly establish workspaces.

2. Comprehensive SQL Review Rule Set​

PawSQL leverages its leading core technologies—proprietary SQL parser, syntax tree-based rule matching, and contextual information updates—to provide intelligent and precise SQL auditing capabilities for SQL quality management teams. It conducts comprehensive checks across multiple dimensions including syntax standards, performance efficiency, and security, while offering targeted optimization suggestions to help enterprises improve SQL performance and application efficiency.

3. Rich Query Rewriting Optimization​

PawSQL provides SQL rewriting optimization algorithms based on both heuristic rules and cost models, recommending semantically equivalent but performance-optimized SQL for SQL Server. It also offers text comparison between original and rewritten SQL, highlighting the modified sections.

4. Intelligent Index Recommendations​

PawSQL's intelligent index recommendation engine offers optimal indexing strategies for application queries on SQL Server, adapting to various SQL syntax requirements and significantly improving query efficiency.

5. Execution Plan Visualization (PPV)​

PawSQL Plan Visualizer (PPV) supports graphical display and analysis of SQL Server execution plans, helping users easily understand query execution processes and quickly identify performance bottlenecks.

6. Performance Validation​

PawSQL automatically collects SQL Server execution plans before and after optimization, obtaining execution costs to ensure recommended optimization suggestions genuinely improve database performance.

7. Automatic Slow Query Collection and Management​

PawSQL's performance inspection platform supports collection and management of slow queries in SQL Server, with both crontab-based scheduled collection and manual collection options.

8. Database Object Inspection​

PawSQL's performance inspection platform supports scheduled or manual inspection of database objects in SQL Server, covering tables, columns, character sets, indexes, constraints, and various other database objects to identify potential security and performance issues, providing appropriate alerts.

9. IDE interations​

The PawSQL optimization platform has been integrated with popular IDEs (VSCode and JetBrains), allowing developers to optimize SQL without leaving their development environment, improving work efficiency.

🌟 Summary​

PawSQL for SQL Server offers a comprehensive SQL optimization solution for SQL Server databases. Whether handling routine queries or complex data processing, PawSQL provides professional and efficient solutions to enhance your database performance.