Thanks for the update.

I'd strongly suggest you look into database design and normalization processes. Using referential tables you shouldn't be looking at tables with 100 columns, let alone 10000. Louis Davidson is one...

ricardo_chicas (3/16/2015)

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Thanks

What is really annoying is that I even trimmed the query as to return the same column where I have the clustered index on..

I know that the solutions provided...

ricardo_chicas (3/16/2015)

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Yes, those are local variables

The option(recompile) or the optimIze hint work, but, MS SQL shouldn't be doing this, I have a clustered index for a reason, I need to...

The idea behind a cluster is to have two machines, one running all your databases, and one standing by. If something happens to the first machine you get an automatic...

Are @lowerlimit and @upperlimit local variables or parameters? If they're local variables, you're probably seeing, well, the opposite of parameter sniffing. it's using average values rather than specific values against...

I'd probably reverse build on this. If you need to manipulate files and do t-sql, I'd write it in PowerShell and call the T-SQL from there rather than trying to...

At the most basic level, yes, only one plan is in the cache for a given query. But, things can affect this. For example, if the same query is called...

There are tons and tons of white papers on SQL Server at the VMWare web site. Also, a good name to know is David Klee[/url]. He does tons and consulting...

ignez.mello (3/13/2015)

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Grant,

I tried the fastest and simplest way to start. I used "DBCC TRACEON (9481);" and ran the query. And ... yes, it performs in only 4 seconds. I tried...

muthyala_51 (3/13/2015)

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I was just going through the default trace files and see full of sort warnings, missing join predicates and hash warnings. The server behaved weirdly last night with queries...

Right. I watched the video. It doesn't change anything or provide us with more information than you already provided.

You need to look at the execution plan for the query....

The key word there is that...

and, where possible, switch to extended events.

But the plans between the 2008 compatibility and the 2014 compatibility are different, right? They have to be. There's nothing in just changing the compatibility mode that would make a...