Sys.dm_exec_cached_plans on SQL Server Scriptshttps://www.sqlserver70.com/tags/sys.dm_exec_cached_plans/Recent content in Sys.dm_exec_cached_plans on SQL Server ScriptsHugo -- gohugo.ioenSQLServer70.comSat, 06 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000SQL Server DBCC FREEPROCCACHE: Clear the Plan Cache Safelyhttps://www.sqlserver70.com/post/sql-server-dbcc-freeproccache-clear-plan-cache/Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.sqlserver70.com/post/sql-server-dbcc-freeproccache-clear-plan-cache/ <p>A stored procedure that returned in 20 milliseconds yesterday is timing out today, and nothing in the code changed. The data did not grow meaningfully, the indexes are intact, and statistics look current — yet the query is suddenly scanning a million rows it used to seek. The usual culprit is a cached execution plan compiled for the wrong parameter value, and <code>DBCC FREEPROCCACHE</code> is the scalpel that removes it. The danger is using it as a sledgehammer.</p>