Review CLR integration uses, inventory existing assemblies, preserve strict security, and compare SQL Server 2025 built-in alternatives.
Optimize for Ad Hoc Workloads – SQL in Sixty Seconds #173
Today we are going to discuss if we should keep Optimize for Ad Hoc Workloads true or false. Let us see a detailed video about it.
SQL SERVER – AdHoc Queries and Optimize for Adhoc Workloads
Optimize for AdHoc Queries reduces the first-use plan-cache footprint of ad hoc batches. A customer variable-query workload prompted testing.
SQL SERVER – Diagnosing SINGLE_USER Errors Without a Universal EMERGENCY Workaround
Giving Error during a SINGLE_USER change requires the exact error and database state. My original case lacked enough diagnostic detail.
Instance Level Fill Factor or Index Level: What to Set
An instance level fill factor is a default for every index that sets none, and an index level setting wins. This post reads the setting, measures what each fill factor costs in pages and saves in page splits, and gives a plan for choosing the level.
sp_autostats: See and Undo Automatic Statistics Updates
The sp_autostats procedure shows and changes the automatic statistics update setting of one table, one index or one statistic. This post turns the setting off for a table, flips it back for one index, undoes it, and shows that the database level setting and the statistics themselves are untouched.
Word Wrap in SSMS: Wrap Long Lines of T-SQL
Word wrap in SSMS folds a long line of T-SQL at the edge of the window, so you read it without scrolling sideways. This post shows where to turn it on for every window, how to show the wrap marks, how to switch it for one window, and why it never changes your script.