Aside from those restrictions, running the code in compatibility level 140 (the default for SQL Server 2017) will automatically improve use interleaved execution where possible. • Batch-mode execution ...

There are several types of join algorithms that the SQL Server optimizer can choose from, including nested loop join, hash join, and merge join. The choice of the join algorithm depends on various ...

Improving SQL Join Algorithms for Distributed Systems: ... However, cross-partition operations, such as joins, require data repartitioning, leading to significant communication overhead. To address ...