SQLBits 2015
Load Testing With SQL Server Tools
Understanding how SQL Server performs under various Load scenarios, requires controlled testing of a SQL Server instance whilst capturing key metrics
using tools like Distributed Replay Controller can make this challenging task easier
It’s often difficult to know how your SQL Servers will perform under different loads.
By performing load testing, we can gain these key insights, perform modifications to existing configurations, and understand the impact on performance levels.
Come learn about the native tools at our disposal for performing these important load tests and how we can identify when performance levels begin to drop. Using demos of these native tools – including Distributed Replay Utility (DRU), Database Tuning Adviser (DTA), Perfmon, Extended Events, and Profiler
We’ll see how to plan and perform a load test project, gain an understanding of SQL Server’s performance under varying load scenarios, and discover which tell-tale indicators can help alert us to performance degradation.