SQL Server 2016 is loaded with tons of new enhancements that I can’t get enough of it. I have been playing around with the bits since multiple CTP’s and it is getting difficult to catch up on all the releases coming so fast and the number of enhancements from performance and scalability point of view have been too many to track. Let us see in this blog post Enhancements with TempDB in SQL Server 2016.
SQL SERVER 2016 – Comparing Execution Plans
New tools bring new capabilities and sometimes these are ingrained deep into the product that we can easily miss them out. And SQL Server 2016 is no different. After installing the CTP, I was pleasantly surprised to see this addition to help our DBA’s who are doing performance tuning and…
Read MoreSQL SERVER – Save and Send Execution Plan Via Email
Here is an interesting question, I received the other day. Hi Pinal, I have a very big graphical execution plan and I want to send it to my friend. My first thought was to send him query to execute on his own machine, but he does not have the same…
Read MoreInterview Question of the Week #039 – What is Included Column Index in SQL Server 2005 and Onwards?
You may find it interesting that not many people still know what is Included Index in SQL Server. I have seen it personally around me and also have seen at Question: What is Included Column Index? Answer: In SQL Server 2005, the functionality of non-clustered indexes is extended by adding non-key…
Read MoreSQL SERVER – Script: Finding queries without JOIN Predicates
I have been in developer’s shoes for close to 5+ years before reinventing myself to do things that made me even better in coding. It is a tough challenge these days being a developer. The life around you and the technology is changing so rapidly that we seldom get time…
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SQL SERVER – How to Find If Queries are Running in Parallel?
Let us learn today how to find if queries are running in Parallel? If a query runs in parallel it is a query that SQL Server thinks is expensive.
Interview Question of the Week #028 – Few SQL Best Practices
Just last week, I moderated a SQL Server interview and I heard very interesting conversation. Question – What are the best practices are you following for SQL Server? When I heard this question – I thought candidate will answer many different things, but he was stunned and had nothing much to…
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