Store transient session state in memory-optimized SQL Server tables with native reads and writes, expiry checks, and clear durability rules.
Checking Constraints After a Bulk Load With DBCC CHECKCONSTRAINTS
Run DBCC CHECKCONSTRAINTS after a controlled bulk-load bypass, inspect violations, and restore enabled trusted CHECK and foreign-key rules.
Prepared Statements and Plan Reuse From Application Code
Inspect prepared statements, handle lifetimes, parameter types, cached Prepared plans, and the limits of optimize for ad hoc workloads.
Heartbeat Gaps: Finding Missing Check-Ins With LAG
Detect missing check-ins with LAG, report closed heartbeat gaps, and find silent or never-seen sources using an explicit UTC tolerance.
Live Plans for Running Queries With sys.dm_exec_query_statistics_xml
Read sys.dm_exec_query_statistics_xml for live plans, compare profile counts with estimates, and interpret partial progress carefully.
Writing Agent Job Step Output to a Log File on Disk
Preserve job step output in a server-side file, configure Agent tokens and append flags, and verify write permissions and retention.
Tagging Queries With SESSION_CONTEXT to Trace App Users
Tag SQL Server work with SESSION_CONTEXT, read tags in audit defaults and modules, and handle read-only values and pooled connections.