Triage a slow-but-correct query
Choose performance improvements that preserve query semantics.
Live query triage A finance query takes 42 seconds on close day. Mina can make it faster by deleting a join, but she is not sure whether the answer changes. Each branch shows a consequence tied to SQL semantics. Symptom to semantics Performance tuning starts by protecting semantics. Reduce rows early with legitimate WHERE filters, select only needed columns, aggregate at the right grain before joining large detail, and compare row counts or checksums before and after. A fast wrong query is worse than a slow correct one. Patch the syntax Fast but often wrong A query whose result matches…
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