SQL Server SELECT INTO and Blocking With Temp Tables

Question

So, recently a DBA is trying to tell us that we cannot use the syntax of

SELECT X, Y, Z
INTO #MyTable
FROM YourTable

To create temporary ta

Answer 1

While SELECT INTO has been fixed from blocking the tempdb i would use caution when writing such code as under testing some system tables do get blocked.

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