SQL Server Configuration Best Practices

SQL Server Configuration Best Practices

It’s worth doing a thorough review of how SQL Server instance configuration should be handled according to best practices, and always making the environments we support better. Here are a few important points on this topic:

1. Disk configuration: Disk configuration can significantly affect SQL Server’s performance. Better performance can be achieved by having the SQL Server instance perform high-intensity I/O operations across separate disk drives.
2. Memory configuration: Memory plays an important role in SQL Server’s performance. You can improve performance by allowing the SQL Server instance to use a sufficient amount of memory.
3. CPU configuration: CPU configuration directly affects SQL Server’s performance. Using a system with multiple processor cores lets you optimize SQL Server’s CPU usage.
4. Tempdb configuration: Tempdb is a special database where SQL Server stores temporary data. Moving tempdb to a separate disk drive can improve performance.
5. Security configuration: Configuring SQL Server securely helps protect your data and guard against unwanted access. For example, setting password policies and enforcing strict access controls are important parts of a good security configuration.
6. Backup configuration: Backing up SQL Server regularly protects you against data loss. Backup configuration should include automating backup operations and allocating appropriate disk space to store backup files.
7. Monitoring configuration: Monitoring SQL Server is important for detecting and resolving performance issues. To monitor a SQL Server instance, you should build a monitoring plan using the right monitoring tools and methods.

For more detail and best-practice examples on these topics, you can watch the video we put together.

You can find the sp_WhoIsActive query at the link below.

https://github.com/CopyZenx/sp_WhoIsActive/blob/main/sp_WhoIsActive.sql