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You are analyzing the performance of a SQL Azure database. You need to recommend an approach for identifying the indexes that should be added to improve database performance. What should you…

The correct answer is C. Use a Dynamic Management View to analyze query plans. Dynamic management views and functions return server state information that can be used to monitor the health of a server instance, diagnose problems, and tune performance. There are two types of dynamic management views and functions: Server-scoped dynamic management views and…

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Question

You are analyzing the performance of a SQL Azure database. You need to recommend an approach for identifying the indexes that should be added to improve database performance. What should you recommend?

Options

  • AUse SQL Server Profiler to identify missing indexes.
  • BUse the Database Engine Tuning Advisor to identify missing indexes.
  • CUse a Dynamic Management View to analyze query plans.
  • DUse a Dynamic Management View to ascertain the number of pending I/O requests.

How the community answered

(47 responses)
  • A
    2% (1)
  • B
    6% (3)
  • C
    83% (39)
  • D
    9% (4)

Explanation

Dynamic management views and functions return server state information that can be used to monitor the health of a server instance, diagnose problems, and tune performance. There are two types of dynamic management views and functions: Server-scoped dynamic management views and functions. These require VIEW SERVER STATE permission on the server. Database-scoped dynamic management views and functions. These require VIEW DATABASE STATE permission on the database.

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#SQL Azure#Dynamic Management Views#index optimization#query plans

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