What you'll learn

Concurrency-related performance issues are common in SQL Server, especially under heavy workloads. Knowing how to detect these issues and apply proven strategies to resolve them is one of the most valuable skills a SQL Server professional can build. In this course, Fix Concurrency Issues with SQL Server 2025 Performance Tools, you’ll learn how to diagnose and resolve locking and blocking issues in SQL Server.

First, you'll explore techniques for diagnosing excessive blocking with Dynamic Management Views built into SQL Server. Additionally, you'll look at how to distinguish between locking contention and other concurrency-related performance issues. Next, you'll learn several proven strategies for reducing contention and how to pick the right one and validate that the changes improve performance in the production database, not just on your local machine. Finally, you'll learn how to build a concurrency-focused rollout plan that reduces risk and lowers the chance of regression. When you're finished with this course, you'll have the skills and knowledge needed to fix concurrency issues in SQL Server 2025 and keep query performance under control.