SQL Server Tally Tables

So I've come across some articles discussing Tally Tables in SQL Server, these are scripts that replace loops in your sql code to make it run faster. Here's one of the articles I read and I'm trying to decide if this is something I should try to implement here at work.

I do have several stored procedures that use Cursors and While loops but does it go through enough data to justify using it? If anyone has any thoughts or input on Tally tables please let me know. I do plan on investigating these more but wanted to get others opinions.

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