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Jun30

SQL SERVER – Thread Pool Waits: Monitoring and Optimization

Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
CPU Scheduler, CPU Threads, SQL CPU, SQL Wait Stats, Threadpool
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Thread pool waits management plays a vital role in maximizing the utilization of threads and ensuring the smooth execution of tasks.

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Jun29

SQL SERVER – Setting Deadlock Priority to Control the Transaction that is Rolled Back

Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
Deadlock, SQL Transactions
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In this article, we will explore Setting Deadlock Priority to Control the Rolled Back Transaction. Let us explore more in this blog post.

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Jun28

SQL SERVER 2022 – Persistence and Percentile Memory Grant Feedback

Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
Memory Grant, SQL Memory, SQL Server 2022
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We will particularly focus on Persistence and Percentile Memory Grant Feedback. Let us learn more about this feature of SQL Server 2022.

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Jun27

SQL Server 2022 – Cardinality Estimation (CE) Feedback for Performance

Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
Cardinality, Compatibility Level, Query Store, SQL Server 2022
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SQL Server 2022introduces an enhanced Cardinality Estimation (CE) feedback feature as part of the intelligent query processing family.

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Jun26

SQL Server 2022 – Degree of Parallelism (DOP) Feedback for Optimize Query Performance

Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
Compatibility Level, Database Scoped Configurations, MAXDOP, Parallel, Query Store, SQL CPU, SQL DMV, SQL Server 2022, SQL Server Configuration
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SQL Server 2022 introduces a powerful new feature called Degree of Parallelism (DOP) feedback as part of the Intelligent Query Processing (IQP).

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Jun23

SQL Server Deadlocks – Interview Q and A

Pinal Dave
SQL Interview Questions and Answers
Deadlock, SQL Performance
1 Comment

Earlier this week, I wrote a few blog posts on SQL Server Deadlocks. Lots of people asked me if I could convert them into Interview Questions and Answers

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Jun22

SQL SERVER – Locking, Blocking, and Deadlocking: Differences, Similarities, and Best Practices

Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
Blocking, Deadlock, Locking
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Understanding SQL Server Deadlocks: A Beginner’s Guide, and after reading it, lots of people have asked me the difference between Locking, Blocking, and Deadlocking.

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SQL SERVER – Setting Deadlock Priority to Control the Transaction that is Rolled Back

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SQL SERVER 2022 – Persistence and Percentile Memory Grant Feedback

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SQL Server 2022 – Cardinality Estimation (CE) Feedback for Performance

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SQL Server Deadlocks – Interview Q and A

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Pinal Dave is an SQL Server Performance Tuning Expert and independent consultant with over 24 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 109 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.

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