Optimizing SQL queries for performance
Optimizing SQL queries is key in database management, as it enhances efficiency, scalability, cost-effectiveness, user satisfaction, data integrity, compliance, and security.
This recipe shows how to make applications run faster by improving SQL queries. Queries that use fewer resources and less time can enhance user satisfaction and application capacity. Improving SQL queries is a repeated process, but you could use some tips that could assist you.
Getting ready
Make sure you have an existing application running using SQLAlchemy for database interaction or to keep working on the ticketing system application all along the chapter. Also, basic knowledge of SQL and database schema design can be beneficial.
How to do it…
Improving SQL queries is a process that involves several steps. As with most optimization processes, many steps are specific to the use case, but there are general rules that can help optimize SQL queries overall...
