---
title: "SQL Performance Tuning tips for newbies"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/sql-performance-tuning-tips-for-newbies-a7s38v1el
source_url: https://www.sqlshack.com/sql-performance-tuning-tips-for-newbies/
type: article
source: "SQL Shack"
published: 2024-04-15T13:29:01.546Z
updated: 2024-05-09T09:28:47.883Z
tags: ["sql"]
reading_time: 7
upvotes: 15
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# SQL Performance Tuning tips for newbies

**[SQL Shack](https://daily.dev/sources/sqlshack)** · 7 min read · 15 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

This post provides basic advice for SQL performance tuning, including enabling and viewing time statistics, interpreting query execution plans, staying updated on new features, and using tools like sp_whoisactive, Extended Events, and Query Store.

## Full article

daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: <https://www.sqlshack.com/sql-performance-tuning-tips-for-newbies/>

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