Published on

January 12, 2011

Understanding SQL Server Wait Types and Wait Queues

Welcome to this month’s blog series on SQL Server Wait Types and Wait Queues. Throughout this month, we will explore various aspects of wait stats and wait types in SQL Server, providing you with a comprehensive understanding of these concepts.

Here is a sneak peek of what you can expect in this blog series:

  • Day 1: Introduction to Wait Stats and Wait Types
  • Day 2: Signal Wait Time Introduction with Simple Example
  • Day 3: Explanation of sys.dm_os_wait_stats
  • Day 4: Understanding sys.dm_os_waiting_tasks and sys.dm_exec_requests
  • Day 5: Capturing Wait Types and Wait Stats Information at Interval
  • Day 6: Exploring CXPACKET and Parallelism
  • Day 7: Advanced Solutions for CXPACKET and Parallelism
  • Day 8: Understanding SOS_SCHEDULER_YIELD
  • Day 9: Exploring PAGEIOLATCH Wait Types
  • Day 10: Understanding IO_COMPLETION Wait Type
  • Day 11: Exploring ASYNC_IO_COMPLETION Wait Type
  • Day 12: Understanding PAGELATCH Wait Types
  • Day 13: Exploring FT_IFTS_SCHEDULER_IDLE_WAIT for Full Text
  • Day 14: Understanding BACKUPIO and BACKUPBUFFER Wait Types
  • Day 15: Exploring LCK_M_XXX Wait Type
  • Day 16: Guest Post by Jonathan Kehayias
  • Day 17: Understanding WRITELOG Wait Type
  • Day 18: Exploring LOGBUFFER Wait Type
  • Day 19: Understanding PREEMPTIVE and Non-PREEMPTIVE Wait Types
  • Day 20: Exploring MSQL_XP Wait Type
  • Day 21: Guest Post by Feodor Georgiev
  • Day 22: Guest Post by Jacob Sebastian on Filestream
  • Day 23: Understanding OLEDB and Link Server Wait Types
  • Day 24: Exploring DBCC SQLPERF(waitstats) in SQL Server 2000
  • Day 25: Wait Type in SQL Server 2011
  • Day 26: Guest Post by Glenn Berry
  • Day 27: Best Reference for Wait Types
  • Day 28: Summary of the Month

Stay tuned for daily updates on our blog as we dive deep into each of these wait types and wait queues. By the end of this month, you will have a solid understanding of how to identify and troubleshoot performance issues related to wait stats in SQL Server.

Happy reading!

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