Query Optimization · Cohort

Parallelism Guardrails

When CXPACKET storms help and when they hurt—degree of parallelism choices without turning knobs blindly.

Duration
2 weeks
Skill focus
Advanced
Platform lens
SQL Server
Tuition (informational)
₩550,000

Overview

Parallelism tuning is often misunderstood. This course grounds decisions in waits, scheduler pressure, and predictable throughput tests. You leave with guardrail settings and a decision log template.

What is included

  • Wait map labs
  • Template for documenting MAXDOP experiments
  • Office hour on NUMA myths vs realities

Outcomes

  • Propose MAXDOP and CTFP tweaks with a measurement table
  • Identify queries that should stay serial by design

Primary coach

Hana Sato

Former platform engineer who still ships patches to open-source query engines on weekends.

FAQ

Linux SQL Server?

Most labs run on Windows containers; Linux notes are provided as addenda.

Azure SQL?

Platform-specific auto-tuning interactions are summarized but not exhaustively tested.

What is not promised?

We do not guarantee specific throughput numbers—only sound measurement practice.

Experience notes

  • Mixed format: long quote on one slide, short bullets elsewhere—kept me awake in a good way.

    Samira

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