DBA suspects those operations are using lots of clustered index scans. Let us discuss today COUNT(*) and Index Used. Let’s learn.
Index Scans – Good or Bad? – SQL in Sixty Seconds #174
Index Scans – Good or Bad? Lots of people ask about this question and I have built a blog post on the topic – SQL SERVER – Index Scans are Not Always Bad.
SQL SERVER – Index Scans are Not Always Bad
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.
Optimize for Ad Hoc Workloads – SQL in Sixty Seconds #173
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.
SQL SERVER – Unlocking User Without Changing Password
If know the answer, I like to answer them. Today we are going to discuss Unlocking User Without Changing Password. Let us learn.
Avoid Join Hints – SQL in Sixty Seconds #172
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.
SQL SERVER – Table Variables, Temp Tables and Parallel Queries
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.
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 104Â 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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