MS SQL – Query Hint Recommendation Tool

🔹 Feature: Query Hint Recommendation Tool

🔹 What It Does: An extension to SQL Server Management Studio to optimize your queries efficiently.

What is it giving you:

✅ Establishes Baseline Performance

Ensure your queries are measured against consistent performance metrics.

✅ Identifies Helpful Hints Based on Actual Elapsed Time

Focus on real execution time metrics, not just optimizer estimated costs.

✅ Reports the Status of All Hints Explored

Keep track of which hints were tested and their impact on performance.

✅ Efficiency Boost

Skip irrelevant hints effortlessly.

Time-out suboptimal plans to avoid resource drain.

🌐 https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/ssms/query-hint-tool/hint-tool-overview