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blocking tree

SQL SERVER – Blocking Tree – Identifying Blocking Chain Using SQL Scripts

April 20, 2020
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Blocking, Locking, SQL DMV, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

Whenever I end up on a situation where we have lots of blocking issues with my client, I depend on the script of the Blocking Tree.

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cpu pressure

SQL SERVER – Query for CPU Pressure

April 2, 2020
Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
CPU Threads, SQL CPU, SQL DMV, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

How do I actually measure the CPU for the entire server? In today’s blog post we will discuss Query for CPU Pressure and its script to identify the same.

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plan_handle

What is the Difference Between sql_handle and plan_handle?- Interview Question of the Week #269

March 22, 2020
Pinal Dave
SQL Interview Questions and Answers
SQL Cache, SQL DMV, SQL Memory, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

Question: What is the Difference Between sql_handle and plan_handle?
Answer: I was recently asked this question. Let us see the answer today.

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Large Number

SQL SERVER – Scheduler_ID with Large Number in dm_os_schedulers

March 13, 2020
Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
CPU Threads, SQL CPU, SQL DMV, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

The other day, I had a very interesting conversation with one of my clients about Scheduler_ID With a Large Number in dm_os_schedulers.

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slow performance

SQL SERVER – Top Reasons for Slow Performance

February 10, 2020
Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
Ad Hoc Query, Clustered Index, Disk, File Growth, Query Hint, SQL CPU, SQL DMV, SQL Function, SQL Index, SQL Memory, SQL Server, SQL Server Configuration, SQL Stored Procedure, SQL TempDB, SQL Utility

Yesterday, I had asked a very simple question on twitter about the top reasons for the slow performance. Let us discuss this topic today.

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auto created

SQL SERVER – Drop All Auto Created Statistics

February 4, 2020
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL DMV, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Statistics, SQL System Table

During the recent consulting engagement, I ended up a very interesting situation where I had to drop all the auto created statistics. 

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Measure Transactions

How to Measure Transactions Per Seconds in SQL Server? – Interview Question of the Week #262

February 2, 2020
Pinal Dave
SQL Interview Questions and Answers
SQL DMV, SQL Performance, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Transactions, Windows

Question: How to Measure Transactions Per Seconds in SQL Server?
I have updated the script for this for Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check.

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