Learn how to start and use Database Engine Tuning Advisor in SQL Server to create workloads, tune databases, and create XML input files. A user that has system administrator permissions must perform ...

Database Engine Tuning Advisor enables you to tune databases, manage tuning sessions, and view tuning recommendations. Users with advanced knowledge of physical design structures can use this tool to ...

SQL Server 2005 introduces a new tool, the Database Engine Tuning Advisor, which replaces the functionality of the Index Tuning Wizard and provides even more information than its predecessor.