DBA's Guide to Analyze Execution Plan

Execution Plan is like a blueprint. SQL Server uses it to execute a DML query. As a DBA, understanding execution plans is like reading the X-ray of query performance. It exposes where SQL Server spent its time and resources, which indexes used or ignored, and area of performance bottlenecks.

In this article, you will go through how to analyze SQL Server execution plans, interpret key operators, and identify optimization opportunities. [More]