Instead of trying to capture the plan live, just get it from the plan cache using sys.dm_exec_query_plan. You can combine it with sys.dm_exec_sql_text to identify the specific code you're interested...

Until all performance stops because...

If the other indexes were created for a reason and the code hasn't been modified, then the likely answer is that they're still needed. You can look at the usage...

This is the third thread for the same problem.

Have you done any of the things I've suggested on the other two?

There is a tiny impact on performance because you're using resources to backup the logs. But it's really tiny. If you're already at 99% resource usage, adding this might be...

Since you've posted this question to a second location, we're now getting into cross-chatter. I made several recommendations over there for how to fix it. It depends on your data,...

Ha! In short, no, it doesn't "stay shrunk". As you add data (or junk mail) to the system, it's going to need to grow to contain that additional data. You...

I would love to...

OK. Please follow my advice about investigating the execution plans.

Modifying the query will cause a recompile. But you also get recompiles from other sources. You can get a recompile because...

I strongly recommend looking over the execution plan for the query and do your own investigation and tuning. The DTA is notorious for making poor choices at times and you...

You've conflated rows with pages. The number of rows doesn't really matter. It's the number of pages that affects how index defragmentation occurs within the index. If the index is...

Pretty sure Koen has nailed it already. The JOIN is likely to change the order in which data is retrieved, so a sort operation will be necessary.

It sounds like you're hitting bad parameter sniffing. But, without seeing the "good" and "bad" execution plans, it's hard to know for sure. You need to capture both plans and...

mister.magoo (4/29/2014)

Except that will be a Command Timeout, not...

Assuming you don't have throttling enabled and just have the default group, you can get it from here:

SELECT * FROM sys.dm_os_performance_counters AS dopc

WHERE dopc.counter_name = 'cpu usage %'

AND dopc.instance_name =...