Sql Server Statistics

HKN MZ
3 min readApr 30, 2024

SQL Server statistics help the query optimizer generate efficient execution plans, improving query performance by making better decisions about index usage and join strategies.

That is why, DBAs should keep table statistics up to date to ensure optimal query performance.

In Prod, DBAs should update statistics during off-peak hours to minimize impact on database performance.

The code fetches various statistical properties of the statistics associated with the ‘HumanResources.Employee’ table from the system catalog views sys.stats and…

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HKN MZ

I am writing about Sql Server, Elasticsearch and Python. İ am an Database Administrator on SQL Server and Elasticsearch more than 5+ years.