Why do large table scans cause severe slowdowns?

Expert MS SQL

Answer

Large scans:

  • Generate heavy I/O
  • Evict useful pages from buffer pool
  • Increase CPU usage
  • Slow concurrent users

One bad scan can impact dozens of users in a production environment.

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