Read the execution plans

Video from the Learn SQL Server series

Execution plans in SQL Server are sometimes scary. You say to yourself, it would surely be worth understanding something about it. In this video, I suggest you learn little by little how to read query execution plans in SQL Server, using SQL Server Management Studio and Plan Explorer.

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Chapters:

  • 00:00 Read the execution plans
  • 03:00 Show estimated execution plan
  • 13:28 See index suggestions
  • 2:20 p.m. Read plan details
  • 19:50 Compare with the completed plan