Chapter 32. Locking and Performance

IN THIS CHAPTER

This chapter examines locking and its impact on transactions and performance in SQL Server. It also reviews locking hints that you can specify in queries to override SQL Server’s default locking behavior.

What’s New in Locking and Performance

One of the key new features of SQL Server 2005 related to locking and performance is the new row version–based isolation levels, such as Read Committed Snapshot and Snapshot ...

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