Extended Event Locks Lock Waits in SQL Server
When it comes to lock waits, one of the important information we need to know is which statement waited for locks and how long. This is possible with extended...
2016-05-15
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Extended Event Query Post Execution Showplan in SQL Server
Query Post Execution Showplan event is a very useful event to find problematic queries and execution plans based on CPU usage or duration while analyzing performance issues. It can...
2016-05-15
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Filtered Statistics in SQL Server
In SQL Server, Filtered Statistics can improve cardinality estimation, i.e. when joining lookup table, or while joining fact table and dimension table. For this reason, SQL Server supports the...
2016-05-15
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In-Memory OLTP Memory Optimized Table Variables Vs Disk Based Table Variable in SQL Server
Starting SQL Server 2014, it is possible to use memory optimized table variables. These are table variables declared using a table type which is memory optimized. Memory optimized table...
2016-05-15
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Optimize for Ad Hoc Workloads – SQL Server Configuration Parameter
SQL Server configuration parameter “optimized for ad hoc workloads” can be very useful when you execute lots of single use ad hoc statements or dynamic SQL statements by reducing...
2016-05-15
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PAGELATCH Waits with Update Statements in SQL Server – PAGELATCH_EX and PAGELATCH_SH
In SQL Server, concurrent writes or read / write to the same page can lead to PAGELATCH (like PAGELATCH_EX and PAGELATCH_SH) waits or what is knowns as PAGELATCH contention....
2016-05-15
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Parallel Insert Into – Table Variable Vs Temporary Table in SQL Server
In SQL Server, for insert into select statements, when the target for insert into is temporary table, the select statement can execute in parallel. When the target is table...
2016-05-15
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Seek or Scan – Cost Based Optimizer in SQL Server
When SQL Server has a choice of plans, it will compare the cost among a set of execution plans and will choose the cheapest one. In some cases, even...
2016-05-15
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Temp Table Caching in SQL Server
SQL Server caches temporary objects (temporary tables and table variables), that are created in a stored procedure. Temporary objects that are created either in dynamic SQL statement or by...
2016-05-15
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Tempdb Allocation Contention in SQL Server
In SQL Server, the concurrent creation of temporary objects (temporary tables and table variables) from many sessions can lead to tempdb allocation contention. This contention occurs on PFS and...
2016-05-15
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BIT_COUNT II
In SQL Server 2025, I have a table (dbo.UserPermission) that contains this data:
UserID UserPermissions 15 23 37 4 NULLWhat is returned when I run this code:
select bit_count(UserPermissions) as PermissionCount from dbo.UserPermission where UserID = 4;See possible answers