7 – Other TempDB Consumers: Cursors, Index Builds, AG Stats

I often joke that TempDB is like SQL Server’s public toilet: there’s all kinds of crazy stuff happening inside there. Seems like whenever Microsoft needs a holding place for something, they resort to TempDB. That’s not necessarily bad – we gotta put it somewhere – but being aware of these extra uses will come in…

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I often joke that TempDB is like SQL Server’s public toilet: there’s all kinds of crazy stuff happening inside there. Seems like whenever Microsoft needs a holding place for something, they resort to TempDB. That’s not necessarily bad – we gotta put it somewhere – but being aware of these extra uses will come in…

To access this incredible, amazing content, you gotta get Recorded Class Season Pass or Fundamentals of TempDB, or log in if you already shelled out the cash.