Hemantgiri

With 25 years in the IT industry, I specialize in SQL Server and cloud technologies, holding certifications in ITIL , Azure, and Google Cloud. I have a proven track record of delivering reliable and efficient solutions across various clients and domains.

As a published author, speaker, and community leader, I am passionate about SQL Server high availability, disaster recovery, and capacity planning. I authored a book on SQL Server 2008 High Availability and have delivered presentations at technical events in Surat. Additionally, I founded and lead the SQL PASS Chapter in Surat, nurturing a vibrant SQL Server community.
  • Interests: Reading,Writing,Painting

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Query Plan Regressions --

For the Question of the day, I am going to go deep, but try to be more clear, as I feel like I didn't give enough info last time, leading folks to guess the wrong answer... :) For today's question:  You’re troubleshooting a performance issue on a critical stored procedure. You notice that a previously efficient query now performs a full table scan instead of an index seek. Upon investigating, you find that an NVARCHAR parameter is being compared to a VARCHAR column in the WHERE clause. What is the most likely cause of the query plan regression?

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