When working with SQL Server 2000, I used to have this little trick I'd pull out after exhausting all other ideas for tuning a query.  And I thought that my little trick was dead in SQL Server 2005, but thanks to fellow SQL Server MVP Rob Farley, I am officially reviving my trick from the dead here and now, in this blog post.... But first, ...

Originally posted here. Tell me if this situation sends a chill down your spine: You've written a stored procedure, tested it against a variety of inputs, and finally rolled it out in production. All is well... Or so you think. You start getting complaints from some users that it's taking forever to return. But other users are having no ...