Organizations are now looking for ways to handle exploding data volumes while reducing costs and maintaining performance. Managing large volumes and achieving high levels of concurrency on traditional scale up databases, such as Oracle, often means purchasing expensive scale-up hardware. In this guide, learn: About problems many organizations face trying to scale Oracle Options for scaling up and out Simplifying an overwhelming array of options In this white paper, learn about the different options and …

Locking and blocking are fundamental to any database to maintain consistency. In this paper we will look at the various ways to identify potential problems of locking and blocking, how they are different and what options SQL Server gives to resolve them.