Tag: Statistics

  • In a Query Plan Near You – Stats Loaded For Compilation

    In a Query Plan Near You – Stats Loaded For Compilation

    Something I have been making use of recently is the change in the way statistics that have been used to compile a plan are presented to us as SQL Server users. On a number of occasions I have needed to understand, or at least get some sense of, which statistics SQL Server has used to…

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  • Understanding SQL Server Statistics

    Understanding SQL Server Statistics

    The next post in this short introductory series is about statistics in SQL Server – this isn’t an all-encompassing deep dive into the topic – the aim is to outline what statistics are, where and how SQL Server uses them, present a quick overview of an example statistic and an example of statistics at work.…

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