“…SQL Performance Tuning is a handbook of practical solutions for busy database professionals charged with managing an organization's critically important data. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Mind Performance Hacks; About the Developmental Editor; Contributors; Acknowledgments; Preface; How to Use This Book; How This Book Is Organized; Conventions Used in This Book; How to Run the Programming Hacks; Using Code Examples; Safari Enabled; How to Contact Us; Got a Hack?…”

“…Productive performance appraisals…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Table of Contents; Introduction; Part OneManaging Stress inthe Workplace; CHAPTER 1Stress in the Workplace; CHAPTER 2Managing Stress in YourWork Group or Organization; CHAPTER 3Managing the"Stressed-Out" Employee; Part TwoPerformanceUnder Pressure; CHAPTER 4Clarify Your RelationshipWith Stress and Its Causes; CHAPTER 5Optimal Energy Management:Stop and Breathe; CHAPTER 6Optimal Perception:Rewrite; CHAPTER 7Optimal Performance:Take Action; CHAPTER 8Making SBRT a Habit; CHAPTER 9Dealing With Time Pressure; CHAPTER 10Dealing With AngerPressure; CHAPTER 11Dealing With PeoplePressure…”

“…The author shares his experience in server-side performance tuning through measured performance assessments, called optimizations. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…; The Tuning Game; System Limitations and What to Tune; A Tuning Strategy; Perceived Performance; Threading to Appear Quicker; Streaming to Appear Quicker; Caching to Appear Quicker; Starting to Tune; User Agreements; Setting Benchmarks; The Benchmark Harness; Taking Measurements; What to Measure; Don't Tune What You Don't Need to Tune; Performance Checklist…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…; Chapter 2 It's the People, Stupid; Chapter 3 EI, PI, and ROI; Chapter 4 Seven Steps to Guaranteeing Performance Improvement:The GET RICH Approach; Chapter 5 Managing Stress and Guaranteeing Performance Improvement; Chapter 6 Because Results Matter; Chapter 7 Models for Success…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…THE PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT REVOLUTION; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part One: A CALL TO ARMS; Chapter 1: The Need for Change; WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE?…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The High Performance Organization Creating dynamic stability and sustainable success; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Part One: Building Dynamic Stability; Section 1: The High Performance Organization; 1 Introduction: towards the high performance organization; 2 Building culture; 3 Can culture be deliberately changed?…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover; Managing and Delivering Performance; Copyright; Contents; About the Author; Preface; Introduction Managing and Delivering Performance; Part I Identifying and Agreeing What Matters; Chapter 1 Clarifying Purpose, Goals and Values; Chapter 2 Understanding Your Outcomes, Outputs and Value Proposition; Chapter 3 Understanding Inputs, Competencies and Resources; Chapter 4 Mapping and Defining your Strategy; Chapter 5 Aligning Your Organization with Your Strategy; Part II Collecting the Right Management Information; Chapter 6 Measuring Performance; Chapter 7 Creating Key Performance Questions…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Software Performance and Scalability; Contents; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Introduction; Performance versus Scalability; PART 1 THE BASICS; 1. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Designing for Operability; Chapter 5. Designing for Performance; Chapter 6. Test Planning; Chapter 7. Test Preparation and Execution; Chapter 8. …”

“…Applying coaching skills in the IT workplace will help create a climate of high performance…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…to Performance Forecasting -- Essential Performance Forecasting -- Increasing Forecast Precision -- Basic Forecasting Statistics -- Practical Queuing Theory -- Methodically Forecasting Performance -- Characterizing the Workload -- Ratio Modeling -- Linear Regression Modeling -- Scalability…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Foundations -- Performance Problems -- Key Concepts -- Identification -- Identifying Performance Problems -- Query Optimizer -- System and Object Statistics -- Configuring the Query Optimizer -- Execution Plans -- SQL Tuning Techniques -- Optimization -- Parsing -- Optimizing Data Access -- Optimizing Joins -- Beyond Data Access and Join Optimization -- Optimizing the Physical Design…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- The path to mastery -- Breaking the performance barrier…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Front Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Introduction; Chapter 1: The Evolution of GPRA Performance Reporting; Chapter 2: Best Practices for Outcome-Oriented Reports; Chapter 3: Other Essential Best Practices; Chapter 4: The State Factor; Chapter 5: The International Context; Chapter 8: GPRA and Performance Management within Agencies; Chapter 9: Toward Performance Budgeting?…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction: Complete, Honest, and Timely Performance Reviews; What if the Truth is Not Told?; The Ten Principles of Positive Performance Management; The Basics of Positive Performance Management; The Performance Appraisal Cycle; How Does a Leader Execute Positive Performance Management (PPM)?…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- Table of Contents -- Chapter 1-What is Performance Motivation? -- Chapter 2-Defining High Performance -- Chapter 3-Motivating Yourself forHigh Performance -- Chapter 4-Motivating Others: Creating the Proper Motivational Environment -- Chapter 5-Reaching the TOP -- Chapter 6-How to Be a High Performer Every Day -- Chapter 7-Guaranteeing High Performance…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- What to Do Instead of Appraisal-A Summary -- What the Sages Say On Performance Appraisal and Related Issues -- Kelly Allan -- Dr. …”