This post is about the several ways of reading the query plan (called the showplan options). Now that we know what a query plan is, why it’s helpful and what it consists of (iterators), let’s find out how we can read the query plans in SQL Server. I believe most of you are familiar with Read More
Category: SQL Server Internals
Properties of Iterators
In this post I will continue the discussion about iterators in the context of a query execution plan. This time, I will tell you about some of their most important properties and the things to take into consideration when investigating the performance of an execution plan.
Query Execution Engine Introduction
This is the first post from my complex tutorial project called “Understanding Query Execution Plans”. This is an introductory post, in which I will guide you through the concepts you need to know before starting to analyze the plans.
How To #12 – View object definition
Ever wondered how to script the object’s definition directly in T-SQL (like you do in SSMS with “Script [object] as CREATE To”?