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21.

How do you analyze and optimize query performance?

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22.

Explain table partitioning and its benefits.

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23.

What are the different types of replication in SQL Server?

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24.

Explain Always On Availability Groups.

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25.

What is parameter sniffing and how do you handle it?

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26.

Explain columnstore indexes and their use cases.

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27.

What are memory-optimized tables (In-Memory OLTP)?

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28.

How do you implement and manage database security?

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29.

Explain query hints and when to use them.

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30.

What are Extended Events and how are they used for monitoring?

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31.

How do you handle large data migrations and ETL processes?

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32.

Explain the difference between SNAPSHOT isolation and READ COMMITTED SNAPSHOT.

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33.

What is Resource Governor and how is it used?

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34.

How do you implement database compression in SQL Server?

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35.

What are Filegroups and how do you use them effectively?

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