During the recent Performance Check, I had a very interesting situation where my client wanted to capture the details of the sp_who2 in a table with DMVs.
SQL SERVER – Logical Processing Order of the SELECT Statement
Why the result we get is the result we get. The answer is very simple – it is because of the Logical Processing Order of the SELECT Statement.
SQL SERVER – TOP and DISTINCT – Epic Confusion – SQL in Sixty Seconds #141
DBAs from the client’s organization ended up an argument about how T-SQL works. The discussion was about the epic confusion about TOP and DISTINCT.
Performance Challenge – Write Efficient Query – SQL in Sixty Seconds #140
Recently while working with my client I ended up in a very interesting situation where my client wanted me to write an Efficient Query.
Find Outdated Statistics – SQL in Sixty Seconds #137
Is it possible that your statistics are many years old but still are valid? It is difficult to find Outdated Statistics is not as easy as it seems.
What is EDGE in SQL Server Execution Plan? – Interview Question of the Week #298
Question: What is EDGE in SQL Server Execution Plan?
Answer: It is the arrow or the line which goes from one operator to another operator.
How to Capture Deleted Rows Without Trigger? – Interview Question of the Week #297
Question: How to Capture Deleted Rows Without Trigger?
Answer: I was recently asked by my client during the Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check.