• Don't use sp_updatestats, it does sampled updates (unless you tell it otherwise). If you are doing a maint plan to manage stats, run the stats updates with fullscan.

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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