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• Geek City: What's Worse Than a Table Scan?

  I have frequently heard SQL Server developers and DBAs gasp when a query plan is indicating that SQL Server is performing a table scan, thinking that is the worst thing that could ever happen to a query. The truth is, it's far from the worst thing and Read More... Posted Sunday, May 25, 2008 2:59 PM by Kalen Delaney | 11 Comments Filed under: allocation structures, forwarding pointers, metadata, pages