Part 1. Starting the journey

You’re lucky. You’re about to embark on a rewarding journey with the goal of improving your SQL Server performance problems using DMVs. This part provides an overview of what DMVs are and the range of problems they can solve. You’ll be able to use the basic examples provided to immediately begin identifying and fixing your performance problems. Various common patterns that are used repeatedly throughout the book are detailed here. This section provides a solid foundation for the rest of the book.