What are Memory Grants, and why do they impact performance?

Expert MS SQL

Answer

Memory grants are allocations for joins, sorts, and aggregates. Overestimated grants waste memory; underestimated grants cause spills to TempDB. Accurate row estimation and indexing ensure proper memory usage.

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