query store

Boost dynamic SQL with Plan Guides

Recently a customer asked me to check why a load process from a banking application has so poor performance.In fact this process is extremely slow, between 40 minutes up to more than one hour to load around 240’000 rows. As(…)

SQL Server: Find who forced a plan in Query Store with this new XEvent

The latest Cumulative Update for SQL Server 2019 has been released this week on Monday. It brings many bug fixes and some small improvements. One of these improvements is the addition of an extended event to identify the(…)

dbi Event Recap: SQL Server Automatic Tuning and Query Store

Earlier this month, dbi services hosted a free multi-technology event. Details are available on our website. I had the opportunity to present a session about the Query Store and the Automatic Tuning feature available on SQL Server and(…)

SQL Server 2016 – Query Store: retrieve query that doesn’t appear!

For our event SQL Server 2016 in September, I am studying the new functionality Query Store. My colleague David Barbarin have written few months ago about Query(…)

SQL Server 2016 query store

One of the most new interesting features that will be introduced by SQL Server 2016 is certainly the query store that will complete the performance tuning toolbox of database administrators. Basically, the query store will track queries, their query plans(…)