Table of Contents

Part I: Foundations of Wait Statistics Analysis.- 1. Wait Statistics Internals.- 2. Querying SQL Server Wait Statistics.- 3. The Query Store.- 4. Building a Solid Baseline.- Part II: Wait Types.- 5. CPU-Related Wait Types.- 6. IO-Related Wait Types.- 7. Backup-Related Wait Types.- 8. Lock-Related Wait Types.- 9. Latch-Related Wait Types.- 10. High-Availability and Disaster-Recovery Wait Types.- 11: Preemptive Wait Types.- 12: Background and Miscellaneous Wait Types.- 13. In-Memory OLTP-Related Wait Types.- Appendix I. Example SQL Server Machine Configurations.- Appendix II. Spinlocks.- Appendix III. Latch Classes.- Appendix IV. Waits and DMVs.

About the Author

Thomas LaRock has over 20 years of IT experience holding roles such as programmer, developer, analyst, and database administrator. He is a Microsoft Certified Master in SQL Server and a Microsoft Data Platform MVP since 2009. Thomas has spent much of his career working with data and databases, which led to his selection as Technical Advocate for Confio Software in 2010 for the software now known as SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer (DPA). 

Currently, Thomas serves as Head Geek for SolarWinds, a company specializing in software for enterprise infrastructure monitoring. This role allows him to work with a variety of customers, helping to solve questions regarding network, application, and database performance tuning and virtualization. You can reach him through his blog (thomaslarock.com/blog) and find him on Twitter @SQLRockstar).

Enrico van de Laar has been working with data in various formats and sizes for over 15 years. He is a data and advanced analytics consultant for Dataheroes where he helps organizations optimize their data platform environment and helps them with their first steps in the world of advanced analytics. He is a Data Platform MVP since 2014 and a frequent speaker on various data-related events throughout the world. He frequently blogs about technologies such as Microsoft SQL Server and Azure Machine Learning on his blog at enricovandelaar.com. You can contact Enrico on Twitter @evdlaar.