You can change your clustered primary key to Non-clustered Primary Key and can get the benefit of performance by reducing Pagelatch_EX.
SQL SERVER – Resolving Last Page Insert PAGELATCH_EX Contention with OPTIMIZE_FOR_SEQUENTIAL_KEY
I have personally implemented the solution suggested of resolving contention about creating an index with OPTIMIZE_FOR_SEQUENTIAL_KEY at my client’s place.
SQL SERVER – Last Page Insert PAGELATCH_EX Contention Due to Identity Column
Today’s goal is to understand what is the Last Page Insert PAGELATCH_EX Contention Due to Primary Key. Let us start understanding it together.
SQL SERVER – Identity Jumping 1000 – IDENTITY_CACHE
Has your identity column ever jumped by 1000 after a restart? SQL Server 2017 fixes it with IDENTITY_CACHE. Here is a demo with the setting ON and OFF.
When to Use IDENT_CURRENT? – Interview Question of the Week #150
When should you use IDENT_CURRENT instead of SCOPE_IDENTITY()? A question I heard at the Group By conference, answered with the key difference.
SQL SERVER – FIX : Msg 8115, Level 16, Arithmetic Overflow Error Converting IDENTITY to Data Type INT
A SharePoint check-in failed with Msg 8115, Arithmetic Overflow Error converting IDENTITY to data type INT. How I found the table with Profiler and fixed it.
SQL SERVER – Jump in Identity Column After Restart
A change in SQL Server 2012 can cause a jump in identity column values after a restart. Here are the steps to reproduce it and what you can do about it.