The required was very unique and we were able to solve the problem with the help of READPAST query hint. Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check
SQL SERVER – Is Stream Aggregate is Same as Gather Streams of Parallelism?
Is Stream Aggregate is Same as Gather Streams of Parallelism? – This was one of the brilliant questions I had received during my recent engagement.
SQL SERVER – Limitation of ENABLE_PARALLEL_PLAN_PREFERENCE Hint
I received quite a few interesting emails. One of the emails was about the Limitation of ENABLE_PARALLEL_PLAN_PREFERENCE Hint.
SQL SERVER – Security Risk of Public Role – Very Little
During the Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check, I do receive questions about pretty much anything like Public Database Role.
SQL SERVER – Using Query Hint ENABLE_PARALLEL_PLAN_PREFERENCE
There are so many options you should experiment before you opt for query hint. Recently DBA asked me how to use query hint ENABLE_PARALLEL_PLAN_PREFERENCE.
SQL SERVER – Stop Using DBCC DBREINDEX and Use ALTER INDEX
It has been over a decade since the comment DBCC DBREINDEX has been deprecated, however, once in a while I still encounter them while working with clients.
How to Use a CASE Statement in the WHERE Clause? – Interview Question of the Week #239
Question: How to Use a CASE statement in the WHERE Clause? Answer: First of all – CASE is not a statement but rather an expression.