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RID Lookup

SQL SERVER – Heaps, Scans and RID Lookup

January 25, 2020
Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
Clustered Index, Execution Plan, SQL Heap, SQL Index, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

The question was do heaps are very bad and always force a table scan? Let us learn about RID Lookup, Heaps and table scan.

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Actual Number

SQL SERVER – ColumnStore Index Displaying Actual Number of Rows To Zero

November 25, 2019
Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
ColumnStore Index, SQL Index, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

I had a very interesting conversation with their Senior DBA about ColumnStore Index Displaying Actual Number of Rows To Zero. 

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disable batch mode

How to Disable Batch Mode in SQL Server? – Interview Question of the Week #252

November 24, 2019
Pinal Dave
SQL Interview Questions and Answers
Batch Mode, ColumnStore Index, SQL Index, SQL Performance, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

My immediate reaction was why would you disable batch mode in SQL Server when it is really is an awesome feature for performance

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RowStore

SQL SERVER – Simple Example of Batch Mode in RowStore

November 18, 2019
Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
Batch Mode, Clustered Index, ColumnStore Index, SQL Index, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

During Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check, I had a pleasure to demonstrate to customers a Simple Example of Batch Mode in RowStore.

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locking table

SQL SERVER – Create Index Without Locking Table

November 16, 2019
Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
SQL Index, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

Today we will see how we can create an index without a locking table. I really feel depressed when I have to add an index to speed up my queries.

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nonclustered columnstore

SQL SERVER – Creating a Nonclustered Columnstore Index on Temp Table

October 31, 2019
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
ColumnStore Index, SQL Index, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

I was delivering training on SQL Server Performance Tuning, I received a question on nonclustered columnstore index on a temp table.

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fragementation

SQL SERVER – Sample Script to Check Index Fragmentation with RowCount

October 17, 2019
Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
Clustered Index, SQL Index, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

Let us see a script built for one of my clients of Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check to Check Index Fragmentation with RowCount.

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