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SQL SERVER – Resolving Last Page Insert PAGELATCH_EX Contention with OPTIMIZE_FOR_SEQUENTIAL_KEY

May 6, 2020
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Primary Key, SQL Constraint and Keys, SQL Identity, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server 2019, SQL Server Management Studio, SQL Wait Stats, Testing

I have personally implemented the solution suggested of resolving contention about creating an index with OPTIMIZE_FOR_SEQUENTIAL_KEY at my client’s place.

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Last Page Insert

SQL SERVER – Last Page Insert PAGELATCH_EX Contention Due to Identity Column

May 5, 2020
Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
Primary Key, SQL Constraint and Keys, SQL Identity, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server Management Studio, SQL Wait Stats, Testing

Today’s goal is to understand what is the Last Page Insert PAGELATCH_EX Contention Due to Primary Key. Let us start understanding it together.

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Insert Workload

SQL SERVER – Impact of Recovery Model on Insert Workload Stress Test and Wait Statistics

May 4, 2020
Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
Best Practices, SQL Backup and Restore, SQL Download, SQL Log, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server Management Studio, SQL Wait Stats, Testing

Today we will talk about the Tecovery Model on Insert Workload Stress Test and Wait Statistics. I had earlier consulted for during Health Check.

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sqlcmd mode

SQL SERVER Management Studio and SQLCMD Mode

April 30, 2020
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Download, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server Management Studio, sqlcmd, Testing

Honestly, there is an alternative way to quickly use SSMS SQLCMD mode as a development environment, let us learn about it today. 

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sqlcmdssms

SQL SERVER – Performance Test – sqlcmd vs SSMS

April 29, 2020
Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
SQL Download, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server Management Studio, sqlcmd, Testing

I have received an email from my clients of Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check. The question was about Performance Test – sqlcmd vs SSMS.

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ostress vs ssms

SQL SERVER – Performance Test – oStress vs SSMS

April 28, 2020
Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
SQL Download, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server Management Studio, Testing

The senior DBA there wanted to know what would be the performance improvement if they use oStress vs SSMS. Let us learn today.

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execution time-out

SSMS – Bug – Execution Time-Out

April 23, 2020
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Server, SQL Server Configuration, SQL Server Management Studio

While the new SSMS has fixed many bugs, there is one configuration setting about execution Time-out either does not seem to work.

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