Jer and Kendar Explore Optimized Locking

By Kendra Little on September 4, 2023

SQL Server has a new feature that’s currently only available in Azure SQL Database: Optimized Locking.

Jeremiah Peschka joins Kendra (aka Kendar) to talk through the docs and nerd out on locks, blocks, and how to pronounce the acronym “LAQ”.

Prefer to explore optimized locking with a diagram? I’ve also got a little sketchnote for ya.

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Sketchnote of optimized locking concepts

Here’s a sketchnote style comic I drew up of what I’ve learned about the feature so far.

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This is Episode 78 of the Dear SQL DBA Podcast.

Read more from Jeremiah Peschka at facility9.com.