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Table Variable Deferred Compilation: Before and After SQL Server 2019

January 4, 2020
Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
Execution Plan, SQL Performance, SQL Server 2019, Temp Table

Compare table variable deferred compilation at compatibility levels 140 and 150, then decide when a temporary table gives better estimates.

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SQL SERVER – Parameter Sniffing and OPTIMIZE FOR UNKNOWN

December 21, 2019
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Parameter Sniffing, SQL Performance, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Stored Procedure

I consider myself fortunate that I receive a follow-up question from my blog posts. Let’s discuss Parameter Sniffing and OPTIMIZE FOR UNKNOWN.

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Why Execution Plan Operator Read More Rows Than Available? – Interview Question of the Week #255

December 15, 2019
Pinal Dave
SQL Interview Questions and Answers
Execution Plan, SQL Performance, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

Question: Why Execution Plan Operator Read More Rows Than Available?

Answer: Statistics.

Now let us learn detailed answer in this blog post.

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What is the Priority of Database Scoped Configurations? – Interview Question of the Week #254

December 8, 2019
Pinal Dave
SQL Interview Questions and Answers
SQL CPU, SQL Performance, SQL Server, SQL Server Configuration

Question: What is the Priority of Database Scoped Configurations over Global Configuration at Server Level?

Answer: This is a follow-up question.

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Why Query Cost Percentages in a Plan Mislead You

December 5, 2019
Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
Execution Plan, SQL Performance, SQL Server

Test why query cost percentages are estimates by comparing two statements with STATISTICS IO, TIME, and query DMV counters.

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Comparing a Good and a Bad Plan for One Query in Query Store

December 3, 2019
Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
Execution Plan, Query Store, SQL Performance, SQL Server

Compare a good and a bad plan in Query Store using runtime history, SSMS Compare Showplan, estimates, joins, grants, and parallelism.

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

November 24, 2019
Pinal Dave
SQL Interview Questions and Answers
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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