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index scan

SQL SERVER – Index Scans are Not Always Bad

June 11, 2021
Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
Execution Plan, SQL Index, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

Are Index Scans Bad? The answer No. Index Scans are Not Always Bad. This was in-depth discussed with my client during the Health Check.

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Optimize for Adhoc

Optimize for Ad Hoc Workloads – SQL in Sixty Seconds #173

June 10, 2021
Pinal Dave
SQL Video
Ad Hoc Query, Execution Plan, SQL in Sixty Seconds, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server Configuration

Today we are going to discuss if we should keep Optimize for Ad Hoc Workloads true or false. Let us see a detailed video about it.

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Changing Password

SQL SERVER – Unlocking User Without Changing Password

June 9, 2021
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Password, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server Security

If know the answer, I like to answer them. Today we are going to discuss Unlocking User Without Changing Password. Let us learn.

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Avoid Join Hints

Avoid Join Hints – SQL in Sixty Seconds #172

June 8, 2021
Pinal Dave
SQL Video
Execution Plan, SQL in Sixty Seconds, SQL Joins, SQL Server

Question: If they can change the join hints to improve the performance of the query. Well, the reality is that I always Avoid Join Hints.

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parallel queries

SQL SERVER – Table Variables, Temp Tables and Parallel Queries

June 7, 2021
Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
Parallel, SQL CPU, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Variable, Temp Table

I heard an interesting comment from a client and that made me write a blog post. Their point was about table variables, temp tables, and parallel queries.

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One Query

SQL SERVER – 3 Questions Answered on One Query Many Plans

June 4, 2021
Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
Execution Plan, SQL Cache, SQL Performance, SQL Server

Yesterday I published a video One Query Many Plans – SQL in Sixty Seconds #171 and I received lots of questions on the topic.

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One Query Many Plans – SQL in Sixty Seconds #171

June 3, 2021
Pinal Dave
SQL Video
Execution Plan, SQL Cache, SQL in Sixty Seconds, SQL Performance, SQL Server

After the blog post, lots of people asked me it will be more helpful if I can create a video on the same topic of one query many plans.

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