22-25 April 2026 
Parameter Sniffing vs Parameter Sensitive Plan Optimization
2022TL; DR
A look at what SQL Server 2022's Parameter Sensitive Plan Optimization is and what problems it fixes
Session Details
SQL Server 2022 introduced the concept of Parameter Sensitive Plan Optimization. In this session, we'll look at what exactly Parameter Sensitive Plan Optimization is, and see how effectively it solves the old problem of parameter sniffing
3 things you'll get out of this session
Speakers
Gail Shaw's other proposed sessions for 2026
All about Indexes - Part 1 - 2026
All about Indexes - Part 2 - 2026
Identifying the worst performing queries in a DB, with Query Store - 2026
KQL for the SQL Professional - 2026
On Transactions and Atomic Operations - 2026
Transaction Log Internals, unplugged - 2026
Gail Shaw's previous sessions
Regressions, neurons and decisions. Oh My!
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All about Indexes
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All about Indexes
Indexes are essential to good database performance, but it can be hard to decide what indexes to create. In this session we'll look at guidelines for index creation
Do's and don'ts of database corruption
In this session we'll look at the things you should and shouldn't be doing now, to protect yourself and your data against the risk of corruption and thing you should and shouldn't do should the database ever become corrupt.
Bad Plan! Sit!
In this session we'll look at the common causes of bad execution plans and examine options for resolving the problem, short term and long term.