• That number does seem high, but only because I've primarily worked on systems with stored procedures. If you're working with lots of dynamic or ad hoc SQL, then that number can be "normal." The only way to know for sure is to observe the system over time, recording the values, and compare one state to another in order to determine what's "normal" for the situation.

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