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Sep23

SQL SERVER – Table Variables or Temp Tables – Performance Comparison – SELECT

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL TempDB, Temp Table, variable
5 Comments

Today we are going to discuss the performance comparison of table variables and temp tables when we are running SELECT queries.

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Sep22

Where is Table Variable Created? – Interview Question of the Week #243

Pinal Dave
SQL Interview Questions and Answers
Disk, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL TempDB, Temp Table
1 Comment

Question: Where is Table Variable Created?

Answer: On Hard Disk and NOT in Memory.

I suggest you read the following blogs

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Sep21

SQL SERVER – Table Variable or Temp Table – Performance Comparison – INSERT

Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
SQL Scripts, SQL Server, Temp Table, variable
No Comments

In this blog post, we will talk about Performance Comparison between Table Variable or Temp Table. Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check

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Sep20

SQL SERVER – Regular Table or Temp Table – TempDB Logging Explained

Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
SQL Log, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL TempDB, Temp Table
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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.

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Sep19

SQL SERVER – Regular Table or Temp Table – A Quick Performance Comparison

Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
ETL, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, Temp Table
7 Comments

What is more optimal for the data load – Temp Table or Regular table? Why? The question was very simple but interesting one and I have decided to answer.

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Sep18

SQL SERVER – Check for Update in SSMS

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Cumulative Update, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server Management Studio, SSMS
3 Comments

DBAs and Devs had many interesting questions during the Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check. How to check the update in SSMS?

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Sep17

SQL SERVER – Brief Note About RESOURCE_SEMAPHORE_QUERY_COMPILE Wait Type Resource

Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
SQL Memory, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Wait Stats
1 Comment

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.

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Pinal Dave is an SQL Server Performance Tuning Expert and independent consultant with over 22 years of hands-on experience. He holds a Masters of Science degree and numerous database certifications.

Pinal has authored 14 SQL Server database books and 104 Pluralsight courses. To freely share his knowledge and help others build their expertise, Pinal has also written more than 5,800 database tech articles on his blog at https://blog.sqlauthority.com.

Pinal is an experienced and dedicated professional with a deep commitment to flawless customer service. If you need help with any SQL Server Performance Tuning Issues, please feel free to reach out at pinal@sqlauthority.com.

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