How Do You Tell What Next Identity Column Will Be?

Question

Is there a tsql query to tell what SQL server identity column value it expects to use for the next row insert?

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Answer 1

Use GUID columns for your primary keys. Unless you have billions of records and thousands of requests per second, you probably won't notice the performance difference. But unless you like spending far too much time dealing with stupid issues like this, you will notice the difference in your stress level and life expectancy.