Pluralsight – Optimizing Query Performance with Columnstore Indexes 2023-8

Optimizing Query Performance with Columnstore Indexes course. Have you ever thought of building columnstore indexes to fix slow queries? This course is designed for you! Take your skills to the next level by learning how columnstore indexes work in today’s busy database environments.

In this course entitled “Improving Query Performance Using Columnstore Indexes”, you will learn the basic skills of building columnstore indexes in your work environment. First, you will get to know the concept of columnstore and its difference with rowstore. Understanding the columnstore architecture will help you choose the right path when implementing. Then you will learn about the different types of columnstore indexes and which one to build based on your database workload. You will also learn the built-in features of columnstore that make it perform faster. Finally, you’ll explore various techniques for getting the most out of your new columnstore indexes. After completing this course, you will have the skills and knowledge to implement and optimize columnstore indexes in your specific environment.

What you will learn:

• Understanding the concept of columnstore and distinguishing it from rowstore
• Knowing the different types of columnstore indexes
• Choosing the right type of columnstore index based on the database requirements
• Learn the built-in features of columnstore to improve performance
• Apply techniques to get the most out of columnstore indexes

This course is suitable for people who:

• SQL developers who want to improve the performance of their queries on large databases.
• Database administrators looking for solutions to increase query performance.
• Anyone who wants to learn more about columnstore indexes and their benefits for data analysis.