Expert SQL Server In-Memory OLTP

by Dmitri Korotkevitch

Take a deep dive into one of the most significant SQL Server features–support for In-Memory Online Transaction Processing. The latest developments are covered, including support of off-row storage, columnstore indexes and operational analytics, changes in programmability and native compilation, and more. This book describes the architecture and internals of the In-Memory OLTP Engine and explains how to develop, deploy, and maintain systems using it. With it you can dramatically increase transaction throughput to handle thousands of transactions per second supporting millions of customers.Learn the architecture and the internals of In-Memory OLTP in order to recognize when technology can make a difference. Recognize opportunities for In-Memory OLTP in new development and understand how to benefit from it in existing systems. Don’t be without Dmitri Korotkevitch and the deep expertise he imparts in Expert SQL Server In-Memory OLTP, 2nd Edition as you move forward in using SQL Server’s In-Memory OLTP technology. Dmitri Korotkevitch is the five-star author of Pro SQL Server Internals, and brings the same combination of clear thinking and deep expertise to help you in this second edition. The In-Memory OLTP internals, architecture and programmability, including data storage, indexing, multi-version concurrency control, transaction logging and recovery, and native compilationCovers SQL Server 2016 technology enhancements, including columnstore indexes and off-row storageGuides in using In-Memory OLTP in new development and existing systemsWhat You’ll LearnGrasp how SQL Server stores and works with data in memory-optimized tablesProperly design and index memory-optimized tablesPlan successful deployments, including the required memory size and I/O configurationAccelerate T-SQL processing through the creation of natively compiled modulesMonitor and report on the benefits and performance of your In-Memory OLTP solutionsBenefit from the technology in existing systems and in the systems with the mixed workloadWho This Book Is ForApplication developers and database administrators who create and manage online transaction processing (OLTP) systems; in particular, those wanting to take advantage of SQL Server’s new offering of in-memory OLTP to dramatically improve performance and throughput of their systems

495 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 2, 2017