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SQL SERVER – SP Performance Improvement without changing T-SQL

Pinal Dave
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There are two ways, which can be used to improve the performance of Stored Procedure (SP) without making T-SQL changes in SP.

  1. Do not prefix your Stored Procedure with sp_.
    In SQL Server, all system SPs are prefixed with sp_. When any SP is called which begins sp_ it is looked into masters database first before it is looked into the database it is called in.
  2. Call your Stored Procedure prefixed with dbo.SPName – fully qualified name.
    When SP are called prefixed with dbo. or database.dbo. it will prevent SQL Server from placing a COMPILE lock on the procedure. While SP executes it determines if all objects referenced in the code have the same owners as the objects in the current cached procedure plan.

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