22-25 April 2026

Monitoring and Tuning Parallel Query Execution

2010

TL; DR

In this session with examples we will cover how to identify inefficiencies in parallel query execution. We will also investigate some invisible symptoms! Keywords: MAXDOP, CXPACKET, SLEEP_TASK & SOS_SCHEDULER_YIELD. I don’t have a quad core laptop yet, so I will do the best with my dual core!

Session Details

In this session with examples we will cover how to identify inefficiencies in parallel query execution. We will also investigate some invisible symptoms! Keywords: MAXDOP, CXPACKET, SLEEP_TASK & SOS_SCHEDULER_YIELD.

I don’t have a quad core laptop yet, so I will do the best with my dual core!

3 things you'll get out of this session