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December 27, 2011

Improving SQL Server Performance with SafePeak

Are you struggling with slow performance in your SQL Server database? Do you have critical line of business applications that are affecting your business negatively due to their performance issues? If so, then SafePeak might be the solution you’ve been looking for.

SafePeak is a middleware software designed specifically to accelerate and tune the performance of SQL Server databases, especially in cases where you have minimum control over the applications, such as third-party line of business applications. The best part is that no code changes are needed, making it a very appealing solution.

One of the main challenges with fixing and tuning third-party applications is that you often don’t have access to the source code. These applications may remain unchanged for many years, gradually losing their performance edge and impacting your business negatively. SafePeak addresses this issue by studying the SQL Server schema, including tables, views, stored procedures, functions, and triggers, to learn about object dependencies.

Once SafePeak understands the object dependencies, it actively caches the results of queries and procedure executions in memory, significantly reducing the SQL load. This caching mechanism can result in a performance improvement of up to a factor of 10. The best part is that it works seamlessly with your existing applications without requiring any modifications.

Installing SafePeak is a breeze. Simply download and install it on a standard Windows 2008 R2 virtual machine or server (different from the SQL Server). Connecting your application to SafePeak is as simple as pointing the connection string to SafePeak. The configuration can be done through their user-friendly GUI, which allows you to fine-tune the caching process. If your procedures have dynamic code inside, SafePeak provides options to handle those scenarios as well.

The results of using SafePeak can be truly exciting. Cached queries’ response time can be reduced to as low as 0.25 milliseconds, making slow queries lightning fast and already fast queries even faster. This performance improvement can have a significant positive impact on your business operations.

SafePeak supports SQL Server 2000, 2005, 2008, and 2008 R2, and it can run in both private and public cloud environments. They offer a 14-day trial with all functions available for a single installation, allowing you to experience the benefits firsthand. You can download the trial version from their website at www.safepeak.com/download.

So, if you’re tired of dealing with slow performance in your SQL Server database, especially in critical line of business applications, give SafePeak a try. It’s a powerful tool that can significantly improve the performance of your database without requiring any code changes. Download the trial version today and see the difference it can make for your business.

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