Expert SQL Server In-Memory OLTP

Description

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 book: • Explains In-Memory OLTP internals, architecture and programmability, including data storage, indexing, multi-version concurrency control, transaction logging and recovery, and native compilation • Covers SQL Server 2016 technology enhancements, including columnstore indexes and off-row storage • Guides in using In-Memory OLTP in new development and existing systems What You’ll Learn • Grasp how SQL Server stores and works with data in memory-optimized tables • Properly design and index memory-optimized tables • Plan successful deployments, including the required memory size and I/O configuration • Accelerate T-SQL processing through the creation of natively compiled modules • Monitor and report on the benefits and performance of your In-Memory OLTP solutions • Benefit from the technology in existing systems and in the systems with the mixed workload Who This Book Is For Application 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. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxi Why In-Memory OLTP? (Dmitri Korotkevitch)....Pages 1-7 In-Memory OLTP Objects (Dmitri Korotkevitch)....Pages 9-26 Memory-Optimized Tables (Dmitri Korotkevitch)....Pages 27-39 Hash Indexes (Dmitri Korotkevitch)....Pages 41-61 Nonclustered Indexes (Dmitri Korotkevitch)....Pages 63-85 Memory Consumers and Off-Row Storage (Dmitri Korotkevitch)....Pages 87-98 Columnstore Indexes (Dmitri Korotkevitch)....Pages 99-118 Transaction Processing in In-Memory OLTP (Dmitri Korotkevitch)....Pages 119-137 In-Memory OLTP Programmability (Dmitri Korotkevitch)....Pages 139-164 Data Storage, Logging, and Recovery (Dmitri Korotkevitch)....Pages 165-186 Garbage Collection (Dmitri Korotkevitch)....Pages 187-197 Deployment and Management (Dmitri Korotkevitch)....Pages 199-224 Utilizing In-Memory OLTP (Dmitri Korotkevitch)....Pages 225-265 Back Matter ....Pages 267-304