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
Latching
Demoing Latch Waits with Stupid Tricks
Stuffing table variables with hard-coded values to demonstrate concurrency.
2018-06-22
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Vector Datatype
The new Vector datatype in SQL Server 2025 is a binary type that has a few parameters. What parameters are required?
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