SQL — ORDER BY Without Index Causes TempDB Spikes – Bits of .NET

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SQL — ORDER BY Without Index Causes TempDB Spikes

- 29.12.25 - ErcanOPAK

Large sorts spill to TempDB.

✅ Fix

Create supporting indexes for ORDER BY columns.

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