If you've completed Starting T-SQL Querying, or you're already ahead of the game, this course will bring you from intermediate to advanced. You'll be writing the kinds of queries that astound and amaze.

Let's face it - anyone can write a query that returns results... eventually. But you're ready to go beyond "it works" to "holy cow, how did you do that so fast?!"

This advanced course dives deep into the dark arts of query optimization and techniques that separate the SQL pros from the SQL posers. We're talking about the stuff that makes other developers stare at your code in silent awe (or possibly confusion, but we'll call it awe).

Over 24+ hours of hard-earned wisdom, I'll share:

• Query plan analysis that reveals what SQL Server is actually doing behind the scenes

• Index strategies that turn table scans into precision strikes

• Advanced join techniques that make complex data relationships look simple

• Memory optimization tricks that keep your server purring instead of paging

• Query rewrites that can turn minutes into milliseconds

• Real-world optimization case studies where I've turned database dumpster fires into finely-tuned machines

We'll focus heavily on the written query - because even with the fanciest hardware in the world, a poorly written query can bring a server to its knees. And let's be honest, blaming the hardware is getting old, isn't it?

Compatible with SQL Server 2016+, Azure SQL Database, and Azure SQL Managed Instance, this course builds on the foundation you've established and takes your T-SQL skills to levels that might make your coworkers slightly uncomfortable.

Ready to become the query performance hero your database deserves? Let's write some seriously impressive T-SQL.