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SQL SERVER – T-SQL Script to Identify TOP 10 Parallel Running Queries

September 4, 2019
Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
CPU Threads, Parallel, SQL CPU, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

Today we see T-SQL Script to Identify TOP 10 Parallel Running Queries which I wrote as a part of my Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check.

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sort operator

Do Stream Aggregate Operator Always Need Sort Operator? – Interview Question of the Week #240

September 1, 2019
Pinal Dave
SQL Interview Questions and Answers
Execution Plan, Parallel, SQL Operator, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

Question: Do Stream Aggregate Operator Always Need Sort Operator?

Answer: Absolutely No.Before I explain this question a bit more in detail.

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Stream Aggregate

SQL SERVER – Is Stream Aggregate is Same as Gather Streams of Parallelism?

August 30, 2019
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Execution Plan, Parallel, SQL CPU, SQL Operator, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

Is Stream Aggregate is Same as Gather Streams of Parallelism? – This was one of the brilliant questions I had received during my recent engagement.

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preference

SQL SERVER – Limitation of ENABLE_PARALLEL_PLAN_PREFERENCE Hint

August 29, 2019
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
CPU Threads, Parallel, Query Hint, SQL CPU, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

I received quite a few interesting emails. One of the emails was about the Limitation of ENABLE_PARALLEL_PLAN_PREFERENCE Hint.

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preference

SQL SERVER – Using Query Hint ENABLE_PARALLEL_PLAN_PREFERENCE

August 27, 2019
Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
Parallel, Query Hint, SQL CPU, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

There are so many options you should experiment before you opt for query hint. Recently DBA asked me how to use query hint ENABLE_PARALLEL_PLAN_PREFERENCE. 

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max worker count

SQL SERVER – Best Value for Max Worker Count

August 7, 2019
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
CPU Threads, Parallel, SQL CPU, SQL DMV, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

Recently, one of my client who works for the large bank accidentally set incorrect max worker count, which lead to big performance problem.

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parallel operations

SQL SERVER – Number of Rows Read Per Threads in Parallel Operations

July 26, 2019
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Execution Plan, Parallel, SQL CPU, SQL DMV, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server Management Studio, SSMS

Question received via email: The question was about is there any way to know how many rows each thread execute in parallel operations.

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