Diagnose and resolve latch contention on SQL Server
This guide describes how to identify and resolve latch contention issues observed when running SQL Server applications on high concurrency systems with certain workloads.
2021-08-30
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Demoing Latch Waits with Stupid Tricks
Stuffing table variables with hard-coded values to demonstrate concurrency.
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