Use this practical guide to analyze and troubleshoot SQL Server performance using wait statistics. You'll learn to identify precisely why your queries are running slowly. And you'll know how to measure the amount of time consumed by each bottleneck so you can focus attention on making the largest improvements first. This edition is updated to cover analysis of wait statistics current with SQL Server 2022. Whether you are new to wait statistics, or already familiar with them, this book provides a deeper understanding on how wait statistics are generated and what they mean for your SQL Server instance’s performance.
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2025-07-18 (first published: 2023-08-18)
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A step-by-step guide to harness the power of Microsoft Fabric in developing data analytics solutions for various use cases
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2025-07-16 (first published: 2024-11-25)
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Bring your data to life with this accessible yet fast-paced introduction to Power BI, now in color.
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2025-07-14 (first published: 2023-06-19)
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Adoption and use of PostgreSQL is growing all the time. From mom-and-pop shops to large enterprises, more data is being managed by PostgreSQL. In turn, this means that more data professionals need to learn PostgreSQL even when they have experience with other databases. While the documentation around PostgreSQL is detailed and technically rich, finding a simple, clear path to learning what it is, what it does, and how to use it can be challenging. This book seeks to help with that challenge.
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2025-07-09 (first published: 2025-02-06)
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Learn how to write and design simple and efficient T-SQL code. This is a hands-on book that teaches you how to write better T-SQL with examples and straightforward explanations.
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2025-06-30 (first published: 2023-08-18)
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Big Data Analytics with Spark is a step-by-step guide for learning Spark, which is an open-source fast and general-purpose cluster computing framework for large-scale data analysis. You will learn how to use Spark for different types of big data analytics projects, including batch, interactive, graph, and stream data analysis as well as machine learning. In addition, this book will help you become a much sought-after Spark expert.
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2025-05-27 (first published: 2023-06-19)
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Directfrom Microsoft, this Exam Ref is the official study guide for the new MicrosoftDP-300 Administering Microsoft Azure SQL Solutions certification exam.
2025-05-27 (first published: 2023-12-10)
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Build efficient and scalable batch and real-time data ingestion pipelines, DevOps continuous integration and deployment pipelines, and advanced analytics solutions on the Azure Data Platform. This book teaches you to design and implement robust data engineering solutions using Data Factory, Databricks, Synapse Analytics, Snowflake, Azure SQL database, Stream Analytics, Cosmos database, and Data Lake Storage Gen2.
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2025-05-27 (first published: 2023-07-13)
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In The Unicorn Project, we follow Maxine, a senior lead developer and architect, as she is exiled to the Phoenix Project, to the horror of her friends and colleagues, as punishment for contributing to a payroll outage. She tries to survive in what feels like a heartless and uncaring bureaucracy and to work within a system where no one can get anything done without endless committees, paperwork, and approvals.
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2025-05-27 (first published: 2024-06-26)
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Adapted from the acclaimed bestselling book, The Phoenix Project Graphic Novel Volume 1 introduces readers to a stalwart cast of characters as they are challenged by the four types of work that impact complex workflows.
2025-05-19 (first published: 2024-12-05)
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