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December 15, 2013

Weekend Reading Notes

Note #1 - SQL Server Database Engine Performance Tuning Basics - Must read for every TSQL Developer
Key Learning's
  • Perf counter values analysis
  • Temp Db configuration
  • Enable Lock pages in memory
  • Interpreting Avg. Disk Sec/Read values

Key Query  - SELECT SERVERPROPERTY('productversion'), SERVERPROPERTY ('productlevel'), SERVERPROPERTY ('edition')

Note #3 - One more NOSQL DB that supports ACID transactions - FoundationDB

Key Learning's
  • Memory optimized Tables(MOT) reside in memory not in disks
  • Steps to estimate memory for MOT
  • Garbage collection of older version of records (similar to snapshot / read committed isolation levels)

Happy Learning!!!

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