After the blog posts about temp and regular table, I have received questions about it hence I am writing this blog post about TempDB Logging.
SQL SERVER – Regular Table or Temp Table – A Quick Performance Comparison
For a data load, which is faster: a regular table or temp table? My client asked, and I answered with proof and a working demo you can run yourself.
SQL SERVER – Check for Update in SSMS
How to check for an update in SSMS depends on the installed generation. My fintech-customer walkthrough showed SSMS 18 settings.
SQL SERVER – Brief Note About RESOURCE_SEMAPHORE_QUERY_COMPILE Wait Type Resource
Today we will see Brief Note About RESOURCE_SEMAPHORE_QUERY_COMPILE Wait Type resource. I wrote a blog post about Enable Lock Pages in Memory LPIM.
How to List All DML Triggers Created or Modified in the Last N Days in SQL Server? – Interview Question of the Week #242
List all DML triggers created or modified in the last N days in SQL Server, and why modify_date moves when nobody edited the code.
SQL SERVER Management Studio – Completion Time in Messages
When the queries end, we know how long the query ran from the duration of the query but we never know their completion time.
Tables Containing a Column: Search by Name in SQL Server
To find tables containing a column, search sys.columns by name instead of opening tables one by one. This post searches one database, then every database on the server, and shows why an underscore in the pattern needs brackets. It also compares the data types of related columns.






