Tips for using table hints in SQL Server 2019 If your query is very slow, try the following before using table hints: – rebuild indexes used in the query (or defragment them using the DBCC INDEXDEFRAG command), – update statistics on the relevant tables, – consider creating new indexes for this query, – rewrite your query to provide better execution...
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Some tips for using table hints in SQL Server 2016
Some tips for using table hints in SQL Server 2016 Use the INSERT … SELECT statement with the TABLOCK hint. In SQL Server 2016, the insert in an INSERT … SELECT statement is multi-threaded or can have a parallel plan. To get a parallel plan, you can use the compatibility level 130 and the INSERT … SELECT statement must use […]