• Qualify what the problem may be is the first step.

    Did it just start? Is it some users, or all users? Is it some queries, or all queries? Is it all of the time, or only at certain times?

    Sure wouldn't want to start digging into an execution plan when it's a configuration issue.

    Michael L John
    If you assassinate a DBA, would you pull a trigger?
    To properly post on a forum:
    http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/61537/