Compare cold cache and warm cache query tests using isolated buffer clearing, logical and physical reads, and controlled measurements.
The Case for A Database Monitoring Tool: Your Organization’s Most Valuable Asset
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TRY_CAST vs CAST: Finding Rows That Will Not Convert Before a Load
Find text values that will not convert before loading, separate invalid and missing input, and use explicit date styles and culture parsing.
INSERT EXEC: Capturing a Procedure’s Result Set and Its Limits
Capture rows with INSERT EXEC, match result columns, understand nested and multiple-result limits, and choose supported alternatives.
Approximate Percentiles With APPROX_PERCENTILE_CONT
Use APPROX_PERCENTILE_CONT for large response-time summaries, compare exact percentiles, and interpret the documented rank error bound.
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Finding Queries That Spill With total_spills in Query Stats
Rank total_spills and recent counters, inspect plans, compare Query Store tempdb use, and investigate estimates before increasing grants.