After the blog posts about temp and regular table, I have received questions about it hence I am writing this blog post about TempDB Logging.
SQL SERVER – Regular Table or Temp Table – A Quick Performance Comparison
For a data load, which is faster: a regular table or temp table? My client asked, and I answered with proof and a working demo you can run yourself.
SQL SERVER – Check for Update in SSMS
How to check for an update in SSMS depends on the installed generation. My fintech-customer walkthrough showed SSMS 18 settings.
SQL SERVER – Brief Note About RESOURCE_SEMAPHORE_QUERY_COMPILE Wait Type Resource
Today we will see Brief Note About RESOURCE_SEMAPHORE_QUERY_COMPILE Wait Type resource. I wrote a blog post about Enable Lock Pages in Memory LPIM.
Lock Pages in Memory: When to Enable It and How to Check
Lock Pages in Memory is a Windows right that stops Windows from paging out the SQL Server buffer pool. This post explains what it does and what it doesn’t, how to grant it to the service account and how to check the result with T-SQL. It also covers the max server memory setting that must go with it.
How to List All DML Triggers Created or Modified in the Last N Days in SQL Server? – Interview Question of the Week #242
List all DML triggers created or modified in the last N days in SQL Server, and why modify_date moves when nobody edited the code.
NonParallelPlanReason: Why a Query Refuses to Go Parallel
Read NonParallelPlanReason in actual and cached plans, then check MAXDOP, scalar functions, table variables, and query cost.