SQL Server Query Hint–JOIN
The JOIN query hint applies to all joins within the query. While this is similar to the join hint that can be specified for an individual join between a pair of tables within a large more complex...
View ArticleSQL Server Query Hint–MAXDOP
The MAXDOP query hint is only applicable on systems and SQL Server editions for which parallel plans are possible. On single-core systems, multiprocessor systems where CPU affinity has been set to a...
View ArticleSQL Server Query Hint–OPTMIZE FOR
Because of the extensive use of plan parameterization, and the way that the Query Optimizer sniffs for parameters on each execution of a parameterized plan, SQL Server doesn’t always do the best job of...
View ArticleSQL Server Query Hint–RECOMPILE
The RECOMPILE query hint is a more granular way to force recompilation in a stored procedure to be at the statement level rather than using the WITH RECOMPILE option, which forces the whole stored...
View ArticleSQL Server Query Hint–USE PLAN N
The USE PLAN query hint tells the Query Optimizer that you want a new plan, and that the new plan should match the shape of the plan in the supplied XML plan. This is very similar to the use of plan...
View ArticleChoose and Configure Hardware for SQL Server Redundancy
This article describes the most important items that you should consider from a hardware perspective when you are trying to increase the basic resiliency and availability of an individual SQL Server...
View ArticleAvoid the SQL Server Halloween Effect When Index Tuning
The Halloween effect refers to a scenario in which data moves position within the result set and consequently could be changed multiple times. This effect is different from the double read because it...
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SQL Server Latch and Spinlock Extended Events
This article simply explains which extended events are available for latches and spinlocks. If you open the New Session Wizard for Extended Events from SQL Server 2012 Management Studio, you will reach...
View ArticleWhy and When You Should Use SQL Server Extended Events
While Extended Events have been around since the release of SQL Server 2008, they have not been as popular as one might expect for such a powerful troubleshooting feature. You might still be wondering...
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About SQL Server Extended Events Targets
An Extended Event target is the destination for all the information you can capture with Extended Events. The terminology involved with Extended Events is less self-explanatory and may have made you...
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