Paul Randal Explains a Performance Bug

Paul Randal has another must-read post regarding a performance bug which surfaces in earlier versions of SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2008 when NOLOCK scans are executed against tables with off-row LOB data. Both the causal scenario and the nature of the fix are clearly discussed.

Get your geek beanies a-twirlin’ and check out Paul’s post.

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