Tips for using table hints in SQL Server 2017 If you want to set any table hints, do not remember to test the query with hint and without the hint and compare results. Because SQL Server 2017 query optimizer usually proposes the best execution plan, you should test the query with table hint and use this hint only when it...
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Tips for using SQL Server 2012 Table Hints
Tips for using SQL Server 2012 Table Hints One of the ways to increase the queries performance is using the SQL Server 2012 table hints. The table hints specify a locking method to be used by the query optimizer with this table, specify the locking granularity for a table, or one or more indexes to be used by the query...