When the queries end, we know how long the query ran from the duration of the query but we never know their completion time.
Tables Containing a Column: Search by Name in SQL Server
To find tables containing a column, search sys.columns by name instead of opening tables one by one. This post searches one database, then every database on the server, and shows why an underscore in the pattern needs brackets. It also compares the data types of related columns.
How to Use Multiple Hints Together for a Query? – Interview Question of the Week #241
Question: How to Use Multiple Hints Together for a Query?
Answer: Of course, you can use multiple hints for a query. Here is an example of the same.
Query Runs Slow Occasionally: Five Checks to Find Why
When a query runs slow occasionally, the cause sits around the query: a lock, a job, a file growth, tempdb or a shortage of worker threads. This post gives one tested T-SQL check for each and a small demo for blocking and file growth. It also says what to do when all five checks find nothing.
Long-Running Query for Demonstrations You Can Control
A long-running query for demonstrations has to run long enough to watch and stop when you say. This post builds one from a counting table, shows how its run time grows with the row count and explains how to watch and stop it. It also compares it with WAITFOR DELAY.
In-Memory OLTP Migration Checklist: Which Features Block You
An In-Memory OLTP migration checklist from SSMS lists the tables and procedures the engine will refuse. This post tests those refusals on SQL Server 2025, shows which old limits are gone, and adds a query that finds blockers in your own database.
SQL SERVER – Active Parallel Requests and Cached Parallel Query History
I Identify parallel running requests separately from parallel queries recorded in the cache. Those lists answer different performance questions.