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Ordered Clustered Columnstore Index for Better Rowgroup Elimination

October 27, 2023
Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
ColumnStore Index, Data Warehousing, SQL Server, SQL Server 2022

Build an ordered clustered columnstore on SaleDate, compare segment ranges and skipped segments, and review how later loads affect order.

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Query Store Feature for Secondary Replicas.

SQL SERVER – Query Store Feature for Secondary Replicas

September 14, 2023
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
AlwaysOn, Query Store, SQL Server 2022

SQL Server 2022 extends the Query Store feature for secondary replicas. Here is how to enable it and what to watch before using it.

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Masking Functions in SQL Server: What Each One Shows

August 2, 2023
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Column, SQL Scripts, SQL Server 2022, SQL Server Security

Dynamic data masking hides values at query time, and the masking functions decide what a reader still sees. This post tests default, email, partial, random and datetime on SQL Server 2025 and shows what each one returns. It also covers adding and dropping a mask on an existing column.

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generate series

SQL SERVER 2022 – GENERATE_SERIES Function

July 20, 2023
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Function, SQL Server 2022

Recognizing an opportunity for optimization, we replaced the original series generation logic in the stored procedure with the GENERATE_SERIES function.

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Persistence and Percentile

SQL SERVER 2022 – Persistence and Percentile Memory Grant Feedback

June 28, 2023
Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
SQL Memory, SQL Server 2022

We will particularly focus on Persistence and Percentile Memory Grant Feedback. Let us learn more about this feature of SQL Server 2022.

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Cardinality Estimation

SQL Server 2022 – Cardinality Estimation (CE) Feedback for Performance

June 27, 2023
Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
Compatibility Level, Execution Plan, Query Store, SQL Server 2022

SQL Server 2022introduces an enhanced Cardinality Estimation (CE) feedback feature as part of the intelligent query processing family.

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Degree of Parallelism

SQL Server 2022 – Degree of Parallelism (DOP) Feedback for Optimize Query Performance

June 26, 2023
Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
Compatibility Level, MAXDOP, Parallel, Query Store, SQL CPU, SQL DMV, SQL Server 2022, SQL Server Configuration

SQL Server 2022 introduces a powerful new feature called Degree of Parallelism (DOP) feedback as part of the Intelligent Query Processing (IQP).

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