The High-Performance DBA: Total Recall, Part 2: SQL Server Memory Issues

This article explores how SQL Server memory pressure is often driven by plan cache bloat from ad hoc queries and inefficient query patterns, such as poor memory grants or unnecessary data retrieval. To mitigate these issues, the author recommends strategies like using page compression and optimizing query quality while providing a troubleshooting framework focused on identifying recent system changes and analyzing specific wait statistics.