AI for SQL Server Performance Tuning: Practical Workflows for DBAs with Pinal Dave

Learn how to use AI for SQL Server performance tuning, slow query analysis, execution plan review, and smarter DBA decision-making. For years, SQL Server performance tuning has required long hours reviewing execution plans, wait stats, missing index hints, slow queries, and database performance patterns. In this practical session, you’ll learn how AI can help DBAs and SQL Server professionals speed up that process without replacing expert judgment. In this video, Pinal Dave shows how AI can act as a smart assistant for SQL Server performance tuning. You’ll see practical ways to use AI to review slow queries, interpret execution plans, identify common performance issues, reduce guesswork, and make more confident tuning decisions. The session also explains where AI is genuinely helpful, where it has limitations, and why DBA expertise still matters. Topics covered include: How AI can support SQL Server performance tuning Using AI to review slow SQL queries How AI can help interpret execution plans Identifying common SQL Server performance issues Using AI alongside wait stats and missing index hints Practical workflows for DBAs and SQL Server teams Where AI helps and where human judgment still matters How to reduce guesswork in SQL Server optimization How AI-assisted tuning can save time for database administrators This video is ideal for SQL Server DBAs, database administrators, SQL developers, database engineers, IT managers, and performance tuning professionals who want practical ways to use AI in SQL Server troubleshooting and optimization. Watch this session to learn how AI can help you think faster, tune smarter, and become more confident in your SQL Server performance decisions. Learn more about SQL Diagnostic Manager: https://www.idera.com/products/sql-di... Explore SQL Diagnostic Manager AI: https://www.idera.com/products/sql-di... Start a free trial of SQL Diagnostic Manager: https://www.idera.com/products/sql-di... Try IDERA’s free AI SQL Query Optimizer: https://www.idera.com/productssolutio... Explore IDERA free tools for DBAs and IT professionals: https://www.idera.com/productssolutio... Explore IDERA database monitoring solutions: https://www.idera.com/database-monito... Explore IDERA SQL Server tools: https://www.idera.com/ #SQLServer #AI #PerformanceTuning #SQLServerPerformance #DatabaseAdministration #DBA #SQLQueries #ExecutionPlans #QueryOptimization #IDERA