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Usage details of the SET STATISTICS TIME ON statement

in SQL Server
June 14, 2021 by Esat Erkec Follow us!
With the help of the SET STATISTICS TIME ON statement, we can easily report the execution time statistics of a   
query. In this article, we will learn how to report the query execution time statistics through this statement.

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Performance, Query analysis

SQL Server Deadlocks with Foreign Keys

May 27, 2021 by Esat Erkec

In this article, we will try to find out the answer to the question of “Does a foreign key lead to a deadlock?”

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Deadlocks, Performance, Query analysis

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Working with SQL NULL values SQL Convert Date functions and formats
May 19, 2021 by Esat Erkec
SQL PARTITION BY Clause overview
This article will explain what problems can occur when working with SQL NULL values and it also gives some
How to UPDATE from a SELECT statement in SQL
solution recommendations to overcome these issues. Server

SQL WHILE loop with simple examples

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Learn SQL: Join multiple tables

SQL Variables: Basics and usage

Functions, Performance, Query analysis
SQL Server table hints – WITH ﴾NOLOCK﴿ best
practices

How to backup and restore MySQL databases using

Explore the SQL query table hint READPAST the mysqldump command
November 14, 2020 by Rajendra Gupta
CASE statement in SQL

SQL Server creates an optimized execution plan based on the available inputs such as statistics, indexes. By SQL multiple joins for beginners with examples
default, it chooses a cost‐optimized execution plan and executes the query. Sometimes, we use SQL queries table SQL Server functions for converting a String to a
hints to override the default mechanism. Developers popularly use WITH ﴾NOLOCK﴿ query hint in a Select Date

statement to avoid blocking issues. What is the difference between Clustered and Non‐
Clustered Indexes in SQL Server?

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The Table Variable in SQL Server

Locking, Query analysis DELETE CASCADE and UPDATE CASCADE in SQL
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Multiple options to transposing rows into columns

Dirty Reads and the Read Uncommitted Isolation Level SQL Server Transaction Log Backup, Truncate and
Shrink Operations
June 22, 2020 by Esat Erkec
How to implement error handling in SQL Server
In this article, we will discuss the Dirty Read concurrency issue and also learn the details of the Read
INSERT INTO SELECT statement overview and
Uncommitted Isolation Level. examples

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Execution plans, Locking, Performance, Query analysis

SQL Interview Questions for the second round

May 22, 2020 by Esat Erkec

In this article, we will talk about SQL interview questions and answers that can be asked in the second‐round
technical stage. These interview questions are based on real‐life experiences. Therefore, it can be a very useful
source when preparing for the second round of SQL technical interviews.

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Query analysis, SQL interview questions

SQL Server Query Tuning tips for beginners with

practical examples
May 8, 2020 by Esat Erkec

In this article, we will continue to learn essential techniques of the SQL Server query tuning with practical
examples.

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Performance, Query analysis

Getting started with SQL Server Query Tuning Trending

April 21, 2020 by Esat Erkec SQL Server Transaction Log Backup, Truncate and
Shrink Operations
This article will cover some essential techniques for SQL query tuning. Query tuning is a very wide topic to talk
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about, but some essential techniques never change in order to tune queries in SQL Server. Particularly, it is a
databases in SQL Server
difficult issue for those who are a newbie to SQL query tuning or who are thinking about starting it. So, this article
How to implement error handling in SQL Server
will be a good starting point for them. Also, other readers can refresh their knowledge with this article. In the next
Working with the SQL Server command line
parts of this article, we will mention these techniques that help to tune queries.
﴾sqlcmd﴿

Methods to avoid the SQL divide by zero error

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Query optimization techniques in SQL Server: tips
and tricks
Performance, Query analysis
How to create and configure a linked server in SQL
Server Management Studio

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Implicit conversion in SQL Server characters in SQL Server
January 22, 2019 by Esat Erkec How to identify slow running queries in SQL Server

SQL varchar data type deep dive

This article will provide an overview of SQL Server implicit conversion including data type precedence and
conversion tables, implicit conversion examples and means to detect occurrences of implicit conversion How to implement array‐like functionality in SQL
Server

All about locking in SQL Server

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SQL Server stored procedures for beginners

Execution plans, Query analysis, T‐SQL Database table partitioning in SQL Server

How to drop temp tables in SQL Server

How to determine free space and file size for SQL

Database Upgrade using the Query Tuning Assistant Server databases

Using PowerShell to split a string into an array

wizard in SSMS 18 KILL SPID command in SQL Server
December 6, 2018 by Rajendra Gupta
 How to install SQL Server Express edition
This article will cover managing a SQL Server database upgrade using new features in SQL Server Management
SQL Union overview, usage and examples
Studio 18 including the query tuning assistant wizard, database upgrade feature, query store and more

Performance, Query analysis, Query store, SQL Server Management Studio ﴾SSMS﴿

Saving your SQL Execution Plan

November 28, 2018 by Ahmad Yaseen

In the previous articles of this series ﴾see the index at bottom﴿, we discussed the characteristics of the SQL
Execution Plan from multiple aspects, that include the way the SQL Execution Plan is generated by the SQL Server
Query Optimizer internally, what are the different types of plans, how to identify and analyze the different
components and operators of the Execution Plans, how to work with the plans using different tools and finally,
tuning the performance of simple and complex T‐SQL queries using the Execution Plans. In this, the last article of
this series, but not the least, we will discuss where the Execution plan is stored and how to save it for future use.

Execution plans, Query analysis

Using the SQL Execution Plan for Query Performance

Tuning
November 23, 2018 by Ahmad Yaseen

In the previous articles of this series ﴾see the index at bottom﴿, we went through many aspects of the SQL
Execution Plan, where we discussed how the Execution Plan is generated internally, the different types of plans,
the main components and operators and how to read and analyze the plans that are generated using different
tools. In this article, we will show how we can use an Execution Plan in tuning the performance of T‐SQL queries.

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Execution plans, Query analysis

Solutions
Read a SQL Server transaction log
Lightweight performance profiling in SQL Server 2019
November 21, 2018 by Rajendra Gupta SQL Server database auditing techniques

How to recover SQL Server data from accidental

Database administrators are used to dealing with query performance issues. As part of this duty, it is an UPDATE and DELETE operations
important aspect to identify the query and troubleshoot the reason for its performance degradation. Normally, we How to quickly search for SQL database data and
used to enable SET STATISTICS IO and SET STATISTICS TIME before executing any query. objects

Synchronize SQL Server databases in different

Execution plans, Performance, Query analysis, SQL Server 2019 remote sources

Recover SQL data from a dropped table without

backups

How to restore specific table﴾s﴿ from a SQL Server

A new SQL Execution Plan viewer database backup
November 20, 2018 by Ahmad Yaseen
Recover deleted SQL data from transaction logs
In the previous articles of this series ﴾see the index at bottom﴿, we discussed many aspects of the SQL Execution How to recover SQL Server data from accidental
Plans, starting with the main concept of SQL Execution Plan generation, diving in the different types of the plans updates without backups
and showing how to analyze the components and operators of the SQL Execution Plans. Automatically compare and synchronize SQL Server
data

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Quickly convert SQL code to language‐specific client

code
Execution plans, Query analysis
How to recover a single table from a SQL Server
database backup

Recover data lost due to a TRUNCATE operation

SQL Server Execution Plan Operators – Part 4 without backups
October 29, 2018 by Ahmad Yaseen
How to recover SQL Server data from accidental
DELETE, TRUNCATE and DROP operations
In the previous articles of this series, we went through three sets of SQL Server Execution Plan operators that you
will meet with while working with the different Execution Plan queries. We described the Table Scan, Clustered Reverting your SQL Server database back to a
specific point in time
Index Scan, Clustered Index Seek, the Non‐Clustered Index Seek, RID Lookup, Key Lookup, Sort, Aggregate –
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Stream Aggregate, Compute Scalar, Concatenation, Assert, Hash Match Join, Hash Match Aggregate , Merge Join
and Nested Loops Join Execution Plan operators. In this article, we will dive in the fourth set of these SQL Server Migrate a SQL Server database to a newer version
of SQL Server
Execution Plan operators.
How to restore a SQL Server database backup to an
older version of SQL Server
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Execution plans, Query analysis, SQL Server Management Studio ﴾SSMS﴿

SQL Server Execution Plan Operators – Part 3

October 29, 2018 by Ahmad Yaseen

In the previous articles of this series, we discussed a group of SQL Server Execution Plan operators that you will
face when studying the SQL Execution Plan of different queries. We showed the Table Scan, Clustered Index Scan,
Clustered Index Seek, the Non‐Clustered Index Seek, RID Lookup, Key Lookup and Sort Execution Plan operators.
In this article, we will discuss the third set of these SQL Execution Plan operators.

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Execution plans, Query analysis, SQL Server Management Studio ﴾SSMS﴿

SQL Server Execution Plan Operators – Part 2

October 26, 2018 by Ahmad Yaseen

In the previous article, we talked about the first set of operators you may encounter when working with SQL
Server Execution Plans. We described the Non Clustered Index, Seek Execution Plan operators, Table Scan,
Clustered Index Scan, and the Clustered Index Seek. In this article, we will discuss the second set of these SQL
Server execution plan operators.

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Execution plans, Query analysis, SQL Server Management Studio ﴾SSMS﴿

Categories and tips
► Auditing and compliance ﴾50﴿

SQL Server Execution Plan Operators – Part 1 Azure ﴾178﴿

September 12, 2018 by Ahmad Yaseen Azure Data Studio ﴾37﴿

Backup and restore ﴾105﴿

In the previous articles of this series, SQL Server Execution Plans overview , SQL Server Execution Plans types and
How to Analyze SQL Execution Plan Graphical Components, we discussed the steps that are performed by the ► Business Intelligence ﴾444﴿

SQL Server Relational Engine to generate the Execution Plan of a submitted query and the steps performed by the Data science ﴾21﴿
SQL Server Storage Engine to retrieve the requested data or perform the requested modification operation. ► Database design ﴾209﴿

► Database development ﴾372﴿

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DBAtools ﴾30﴿

DevOps ﴾22﴿
Execution plans, Performance, Query analysis, SQL Server Management Studio ﴾SSMS﴿
DevSecOps ﴾2﴿

Documentation ﴾19﴿

SQL Query Optimization Techniques in SQL Server: ETL ﴾56﴿

► Features ﴾201﴿
Parameter Sniffing
September 4, 2018 by Ed Pollack Importing, exporting ﴾45﴿

Installation, setup and configuration ﴾103﴿

Description Jobs ﴾41﴿

► Languages and coding ﴾637﴿

Of the many ways in which query performance can go awry, few are as misunderstood as parameter sniffing. Lists ﴾12﴿

Search the internet for solutions to a plan reuse problem, and many suggestions will be misleading, incomplete, or Machine learning ﴾32﴿
just plain wrong. Maintenance ﴾92﴿

Migration ﴾46﴿
Read more » Miscellaneous ﴾1﴿

▼ Performance tuning ﴾768﴿

Execution plans, Performance, Query analysis
Alerting ﴾8﴿

Always On Availability Groups ﴾81﴿

Buffer Pool Extension ﴾BPE﴿ ﴾8﴿

Performance troubleshooting when the query plan from Columnstore index ﴾9﴿
the application is different than SSMS Deadlocks ﴾15﴿
August 24, 2018 by James Rhoat
Execution plans ﴾106﴿
Troubleshooting performance issues in a database is one of the main jobs of DBAs and by now most can trace the In‐Memory OLTP ﴾22﴿
problem back to a query which is either running to slow or is causing a blocking issue on a key table. However,
Indexes ﴾76﴿
what is often not known is why this doesn’t cause problems in SSMS or why you don’t get the same query plan
Latches ﴾5﴿
as what is inside the app. For example, in your extended event trace you see the query running longer from the
Locking ﴾9﴿
application when compared to SSMS.
Monitoring ﴾84﴿

Read more » Performance ﴾161﴿

Performance counters ﴾26﴿

Execution plans, Query analysis, SQL Server Management Studio ﴾SSMS﴿ Performance Testing ﴾9﴿

Query analysis ﴾100﴿

Reports ﴾20﴿
SQL Server Execution Plans types SSAS monitoring ﴾3﴿
July 23, 2018 by Ahmad Yaseen
SSIS monitoring ﴾10﴿
In the previous article, we described, in detail, the different stages that a submitted SQL Server query goes SSRS monitoring ﴾4﴿
through and how it processed by the SQL Server Relational Engine. The SQL Server Relational Engine generates
Wait types ﴾11﴿
the Execution Plan and the SQL Server Storage Engine performs the requested data retrieval or modification
► Professional development ﴾57﴿
process. In this article, we will discuss the different types and formats for SQL Server Execution Plans.
Recovery ﴾32﴿

Read more » Security ﴾81﴿

Server management ﴾13﴿

Execution plans, Query analysis SQL Azure ﴾219﴿

SQL Server Management Studio ﴾SSMS﴿ ﴾85﴿

SQL Server on Linux ﴾9﴿

Use cases for Query Store in SQL Server ► SQL Server versions ﴾161﴿
July 18, 2018 by Aamir Syed
► Technologies ﴾267﴿
Query store was introduced in SQL Server 2016. It is often referred to as a “flight data recorder” for SQL Server. Uncategorized ﴾3﴿
Its main function is that it captures the history of executed queries as well as certain statistics and execution plans.
Utilities ﴾18﴿
Furthermore, the data is persistent, unlike the plan cache in which the information is cleared upon a server restart
or reboot. You can customize, within Query Store, how much and how long the query store can hold the data.
 Helpers and best practices
BI performance counters
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SQL code smells rules

Execution plans, Query analysis, Query store SQL Server wait types

Query optimization techniques in SQL Server: Database

Design and Architecture
July 13, 2018 by Ed Pollack

Description
One of the best ways to optimize performance in a database is to design it right the first time! Making design and
architecture decisions based on facts and best practices will reduce technical debt and the number of fixes that
you need to implement in the future.

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General database design, Query analysis

Main Concepts of SELECT operators in SQL Server

execution plans
July 9, 2018 by Esat Erkec

One of the main responsibilities of a database administrator is query tuning and troubleshooting query
performance. In this context, SQL Server offers several tools to assist. But among them, query execution plans are
essential for query optimization because they include all of the vital information about the query execution
process. At the same time as it provides this valuable information “under the hood”, SQL Server creates a
graphical description of the execution plan. Read more »

Execution plans, Query analysis

SQL Server Execution Plans overview

July 4, 2018 by Ahmad Yaseen

In this series of articles, we will navigate the SQL Server Execution Plan ocean, starting from defining the concept
of the Execution Plans, walking through the types, components and operators of Execution Plans analyze
execution plans and we’ll finish with how to save and administrate the Execution Plans.

When you submit a T‐SQL query, you tell the SQL Server Engine what you want, but without specifying how to
do it for you. Between submitting the T‐SQL query to the SQL Server Database Engine and returning the query
result to the end user, the SQL Server Engine will perform four internal query processing operations, to convert
the query into a format that can be used by the SQL Server Storage Engine easily use to retrieve the requested
data, using the processes assigned to the SQL Engine from the Operating System to work on the submitted
query.

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Execution plans, Query analysis

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