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Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Internals
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Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Internals

by Bob Beauchemin Kalen Delaney Conor Cunningham, Jonathan Kehayias, Benjamin Nevarez, and Paul S. Randal
November 2013
Intermediate to advanced
982 pages
34h 23m
English
Microsoft Press
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Conclusion

The Query Optimizer is a complex component with many internal features. Although it’s not always possible to know exactly why the Query Optimizer would choose a specific plan, knowing a little about the Query Optimizer’s design can help a DBA or database developer examine any query plan and diagnose any problems. Knowing how the Query Optimizer works can also help reinforce good database design methodologies that can improve the quality of your application and reduce problems in deployment.

This chapter explains the mechanisms used in query processing and optimization, including trees, rules, properties, and the Memo framework. These ideas are used through different stages of optimization to try to find a reasonable plan quickly. The ...

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