Performance (Database Engine)

This section contains information about managing the performance of the SQL Server 2008 Database Engine.

In This Section

Monitoring and Tuning for Performance: Contains information about the tools and methods that let you view the current condition of the database and track performance as conditions change.
Performance Monitoring and Tuning How-to Topics: Contains step-by-step procedures for a variety of tools and techniques that can be used to monitor Microsoft SQL Server.
Query Performance: Contains information about how you can view and manipulate Database Engine query plans to improve query performance.
Managing SQL Server Workloads with Resource Governor: Contains information about Resource Governor, a tool you can use to manage SQL Server workload and system resource consumption.